We need therapy.  We need deep, freedom-giving healing.

Why?  Well, let’s take a quick look at a few current situations.

•   The usual political “I want to get re-elected at all costs and I don’t care what happens to ordinary people who don’t load me up with campaign contributions” maneuvering continues in our nation’s capital.

A late evening call to the church: "I'm in a motel with my little girl and I can't pay the bill tonight and I can't go home because I'm running away from my husband.  Can you give me the money to spend another night here?"

A friend accompanied me to the motel where we could check out the story.  We plunged into the dark underbelly of that town where I was serving, both a little frightened.  We noted that the little girl was sick but it did not look serious and both appeared to be safe for the night. We pooled our funds and paid the room fee.

In some of my multi-faceted reading, especially when looking for a column idea, I head to the websites of some well-known advice writers.  They receive fascinating arrays of questions like:

• "My mother has stolen my identity and runs up  bunches of bills on my credit card--how can I make her  more responsible financially?"
• "I just found out my boyfriend has this thing for underage girls--how can I make him stop since he is perfect in every other way and I am madly in love with him and want to marry him?"