Intangible Religious Benefits

As St. Barnabas launches their annual stewardship campaign, Father Justin reflects on the teaching and example of Jesus, who reveals God to be a God who helps. People in the Greco-Roman world conceived of the power(s) that ran the universe as badly behaved reality TV stars or, else, an impersonal force. Jesus proclaimed and embodied the God of love, who is a servant of his creation and comes to the aid of those in need or trouble. We still need to be reminded of this in our own, modern lives, especially when they go awry. This is the reason churches exist, and why it's a powerful spiritual gift to fund them.