14 October 2019 - As a pastor, I am deeply invested in the health and well being of my community. Every day, I pray for God to heal those who are sick, and to move our elected leaders to pass policies that end needless suffering.

In the Christian Bible, the Book of James teaches that faith without works is dead. Our religion exhorts us to take meaningful steps to heal the world even as we rely on God’s grace for our ultimate salvation. In politics, lip service without action is meaningless too.

These days, health care is unaffordable even for those with insurance coverage as drug corporations set skyrocketing prices that put prescription medicine out of reach for millions. Corporate greed and political inaction are denying our neighbours the care and medicine they need in order to get well and stay healthy.

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