A beginning

Some years ago I was struck by the difference between the definition of classic economics and the message of the Gospel and the early Christian community where with sharing all had what was needed.   The definition of economics, the study of the distribution of scarce resources, already defines the vision of some having and others not having.  The Gospel asks us to look at this differently.  It asks us first to consider what we need, and to share what we have.  Over and over again, it seems that when we share from what we have, not just from our abundance, there is always enough.  This is a very different view than scrambling after what is scarce.

In our world today much of the violence is related to "protecting" what we have from others, or "fighting" for the return or access to what we think is owed to us or was previously taken from us.  It is rooted assuming a stance of scarcity and loss.  How might it be different if there was no ownership, but all was held in trust and the use was according to need and not want?  

In the future of this blog I will explore the relationship of violence and economic justice.  I believe that we can create a world where there is enough for all, and where creation is renewed.  In such a world, abundance in the form of each having needs met, people and all of creation being whole and creative for the common good.

Values that I hope will become apparent are sharing, collaboration, justice, peace, love and respect.