I was doing some research for a school project, and came upon a statistic that said that only about 71% of Canadians have a full or part-time job. Now, I didn’t back that stat up with more research, but I think it is fairly close to reality.
This reality is incredibly sad. We live in one of the richest, well off countries in the world, and over 25% of our population doesn’t have any kind of job. Our literacy (ability to read) rates are not near as high as they should be either.
We can ask, “why?” We can try theorize about the how. We can blame it on the economy, the government or the number of new immigrants, anything. But, what is really going to change our country around?
It is called a change of mind. A mind of diligence and perseverance. A desire to learn and work and provide.
Attitudes need to be changed in all levels of society, from the poorest of the poor to the Prime Minister sitting on the seat in Ottawa.
And the only thing that is going to change those attitudes is essentially Christ. Naturally we don’t gravitate towards work. We are lazy.
So… starting the change? It starts with YOU, with ME. Sharing Christ’s love and gospel. Engaging in conversations and reaching out to people. Praying for lives and hearts to be changed. Having a vision of change.
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