Abundance not Scarcity Bob Stillerman Proper 17, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 8/30/2020 Romans 12:9-21 Abundance not Scarcity From the earliest days, rulers have used the threat of scarcity to maintain their powers. Pharaoh claimed he could take away the sun; Caesar warned that only he could bring peace; And presidents are quick to remind us that it’s only their administrations that can guarantee safety. The light of day, the Pax Romana, the American Dream, all of these things are rooted in scarcity, rooted in the fear of a zero-sum-gain world. There’s this......

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