I have recently been told during more than one conversation with more than one group of people that many people believe that there is little or nothing they can do about the current state of affairs both in the US and around the world. While I would like to contest such a contention, I need only to look around me to see that what is being said is true.

What exactly is Caesar’s? What exactly is God’s? These two questions cut to the heart of Jesus’ reply to the Pharisees when they asked Him about paying taxes. Their intent was to trap Jesus into saying that everything belongs to God, but that is not the answer that Jesus gave. Instead, Jesus said to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.