Saving pillars

This morning it was announced that AIG insurance was crumbling. In an effort to save a "fundamental" piece of our economic structure, the US Government (under the last legs of the Bush admin.) "saved" AIG in an $85B bailout. Thats $85,000,000,000.

One thing I wanted to note was how the reporter explained the reasoning behind the bailout and the imagery he used. He said:

"Imagine a Pyramid, AIG is like one of the columns supporting the structure of the Pyramid, without it, the Pyramid would crumble"

I can't help but think our nation is clingling to its colliseums and pyramids. Can we really save the Pyramids, can we really do anything on our own? How many columns support the Pyramid? Are we going to start shelling out $85B per column, and won't an added deficit of that size only increase the crumbling of the US economy as witnessed in the last 8 years?

Father God, you know the answers to all of this, as we scramble to hold it all together, you already know the outcome. I trust you today and in all the days ahead. Suffering is consequential of our own sin, that is evident in light of things we see daily in our own lives and in the lives of those around us.

I pray for the Garden of Eden and your triumphant return. In the meantime, guide me in spirit and wisdom and let me not fear the events of today. I know that you have it all under control. You are amazing!