Jean-Baptiste
de Champaigne
Christ in the Desert
We believe that our faith is calling all of us, as citizens of the most prosperous, generous and powerful nation on earth, to bring an openness of mind and a generosity of spirit to overcome the moral injustices of our health care system and the unnecessary fiscal burdens it imposes upon our economy. The Catholic tradition of using both our faith and prudential reason leads us to acknowledge that something can – and must - be done.
In the Ash Wednesday readings, St. Paul tells us, "Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says: In an acceptable time I heard you and on the day of salvation I helped you. Behold, now is a very acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Cor 6:1-3).
In my concern for social justice and belief in the common good, I will join thousands of others across our nation for the remainder of this Lenten season and pledge:
- To pray for those whose very lives depend on the passage of health care reform;
- To pray for Congress and the President to pass legislation that addresses the critical Catholic social priority of providing health care for all;
- To contact my U.S. Representative and Senators, urging them to leave divisive partisanship behind and work to pass health care reform legislation before Easter.
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