God or mammon?

• "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also," Matthew 6:21.
• "No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon," Matthew 6:24.

Where is the moral outrage that supposedly fueled the election of November 2004? Where is that moral indignation now that President Bush has revealed his budget for the upcoming fiscal year?

In January, I was privy to a discussion wherein a Rev. Mari Castellanos stated that the biggest moral document a leader could put out is a national budget; and that she could take one glance at a person's monthly bills and tell each person where his or her heart is.

Jesus states that "where your treasure is, there your heart wil be also." Yes, I realize he also said do not to store up treasures here, but in heaven, but he also said "strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well," in Matthew 6:33. Jesus desires mercy, not sacrifice, and he reminds us that what we treat the poor and marginalized is how we ultimately treat God. Jesus pointed to God's reign forever, but it was also to be practiced amongst his followers now, for through Jesus, it was at hand.

There was some hope in President Bush's talk of wanting to leave no child behind, but what happens education funding is slashed? Does military spending lead to higher test scores, or maybe to even more jobs outside of the military industry?

Does God love a bazooka, or the little children? Where is your heart? Where is your compassion?