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The stock market is open - Congress is not. 

We spiral on the brink of something we haven’t seen in 75 years - a potential depression - I’ve been hearing about it on the news from all of these academics and economists.  Who’s right and who’s wrong?  How can we know from where we sit.  People we’ve entrusted governance and leadership to are very partisan and self-centered.  No wonder both our Presidential candidates are spouting change - we all know it needs to happen - but who is there and where is the moral fiber needed to speak and lead us out of this mess. . . . . .

We are running out of gas.

Just a matter of time now until it’s all gone.  Our grandchildren will run their cars on something else - but what?  In the meantime, because of the lack of invention and creativity the price for a gallon of gas will continue to rise destabilizing US and global economies . . . . .

War is everywhere.

Not just ours in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Burma, Congo, Sudan, Lebanon, Georgia not to mention people groups like the Saharwi, Kurds, Palestinians and others.  Who can mediate these things?

The American dream is in foreclosure.

I drive up and down the roads of my community and see the for sale signs.  Sad reminders of families who’s economic pipeline ran out.  I pass by houses seeing little kids outside playing - knowing some of them have parents sweating bullets not knowing if they’ll be next either from their poor financial decisions or some banks or some stock broker somewhere.

Our self-centerdness and greed have now come full-circle and we are paying for it.  It may take a generation to fix this - probably will.  This will require a new approach - one that produces a new kind of person - which requires a new kind of parent.  Adults aren’t made overnight - they require a good solid 20 years of being poured into from their parents-  another 20 years of learning to succeed and fail at the same time to get to a point of significant leadership in their 40’s.  Financial success can come quicker - but not maturity and depth of character. 

I’m not so sure a “President” can lead us out of this - we need “Ghandi” or a “Mandella” or something we haven’t seen yet.  BUT, Peter Drucker once said, “Those who handle change the best are those with a changeless inner-core.”  I think he’s right.  Wars, economies, and other things have come and gone, been up and down - but people who know who they are stay stable and don’t panic with the whims of society.  Their hope is not in power or money - but truth and relationships. 

How do you feel today?  It’s an indicator of where your hope is.