A Spiritual Recovery

By Rev. Melvin Amerson
The Texas Methodist Foundation

Today, we are faced with a terrifying financial crisis in both domestic and global financial markets. The economy is in dire straits according to leading economists. We are experiencing record foreclosures, bankruptcies and unemployment. Our gross domestic product is in steep decline. Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to all the goods and services produced by workers at companies located in the United States. Sadly, the gross domestic product for the United States and many of the developed nations throughout the world has experienced at least two consecutive quarters of decline. Those declines mean we are in a financial recession. The lingering economic woes, centered around the lack of faith and confidence in the financial markets, are hindering a recovery. Yes, faith. “Faith is the evidence of things hoped for, the substance of things not seen.” ..more>>