Monopopopodopolous

We used to play Monopoly when we were young. I don't know about your family, but games of Monopoly always ended in a fight, wild accusations at the banker, the loser storming out, money tossed, board and pieces up in the air. The following week, all would be forgiven and the pantomime would start all over again.

Those Parker Brothers sure knew a thing or two about life ; ) Monopoly is all about property ownership. The more property you own, the more expensive they are, the more rent you can collect, the greater your chance of winning. Everyone has bought into this concept to the detriment of our society. A friend told me that properties in London are now being bought for their capital gain alone and not even rented out leading to a housing crisis.

As in Monopoly, our house could be exchanged for debt up to the value of the house, however the title would then pass from us to the bank.

Which brings me back to my last posting. Greece has a mountain of debt and cannot repay it. The EU creditor is unwilling to write off any of the debt. It is an impossible situation hence the crisis. If it was any other kind of disaster, aid would be pouring in from all over the World. But in this case, no one it seems, wants to help. The Greeks are feeling pretty unloved right now.

As we all know, the wealth in our World is disproportionately appropriated. A lot of it is locked up in property or in businesses. Since an asset can be exchanged for debt, does anyone love and trust Greece to give up their assets in exchange for the Greek debts? So far no one has put their hand up.

Is this the right moment in history for the Church to step in and rescue a nation? Every Christian regularly gives to the work of the Church and to people in need but even so, the Church itself is extremely wealthy in regards to the buildings it owns. Do we need all of these Church buildings? We can meet in people's homes. In fact the Church is the people not the buildings!

The Church doesn't need to be rich to spread the Gospel. Jesus didn't even have his own bed let alone a home!

Are there any Churches who are willing to gift some or all of their buildings to Greece and start meeting in homes instead? Mr Tsipras refused the blessing of the Church at his inauguration, however we can bless him anyway : ) If we would do that, we may win back a brother!