What if Jesus Trusts Us?

In my last post I wondered with you:  'Did Jesus Cop Out?'  Today I'd like to think about one way of understanding his stance.

Marx and Lenin tried.  The monastic movement tried, at least for awhile.  So far no workable solution to widespread poverty has been found.  Even our capitalistic experiment in the United States of America has failed, although for awhile it breached various boundaries between classes, giving people a chance at a better economic life.  The crazies on the right are destroying that today, in late 2012, however. The cheaters on the left destroy trust, and without trust capitalism cannot function for long. 

What if Jesus trusts us in every generation, every economic setting, every weather-related catastrophe, to devise methods that work for awhile.
What if his comment, "The poor you shall have with you always" simply recognizes an ongoing problem, assigns no blame, and leaves you and me to find solutions again and again throughout history?

What if we live up to his trust in us and do our part?

Leave a comment and let us know what you think.