Tag: Wasted
February 9, 2025–In God’s Economy, Nothing is Wasted
Catalyst Question What’s your least favorite chore to do in your home? Why is that? “In God’s Economy… …nothing is wasted.” This quote was popularized in the 1990s by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an organization that supports people living with addiction to alcohol. Within that context, it addressed how even the most dire of circumstances can become a cocoon for growth. Such succinctly stated wisdom soon became contagious and spread far beyond AA. It also resonates with many stories from scripture. Consider Luke 5:1-11. In that story, Jesus meets a few fishers at a lakeshore. They’ve had what felt like a…