Trying to get back in the saddle again

Well... it's been a while since I posted anything. I do the same thing with my journaling, at it for a bit then walk away. I'm back! Who knows for how long, but for now I am back. Part of the reason I stopped was my wondering about what is so significant in my life that i need to tell others about it. While setting up the church computer I put my blog in and was reminded about the title: "it's all in the filling". I posted some facts on my Face Book page about hunger. Friends are not as surprised about the figures as I was; 15% of people in the US are classified as food inadequate. This gives me much pause for thought, who is responsible to help? Is it the government who should be helping? Is it the responsibility of our government to help people in need? If the answer is yes where do you draw the line. I heard a few weeks ago that people were using their welfare money to go on cruses and it really bothers me when i see foodstamps used to buy junk food or alcohol. I know my family would not be where they are today without SSI for my boys hearing aids and such and WIC which we used for all three of our children. Where in the Constitution does it say these things are the responsibility of government? I see so much of my paycheck being abused, I think, by the government. I would really like to see a Cabinet meeting of the US talking about finances as it is talked about at my dining room table or around the table at my churches Ad Board meetings. I feel like our government has become the peoples god. We used to give to the church or other charities to help those in need; now it seems to be the responsibility of government. The churches and charities are suffering because there isn't enough money. Government has issues with abuse of the programs, and I know there are those in need that abuse the charities too. Who can do the job better? I think that our separation of church and state has gone too far. How do we bring common sense back to reality? There must be balance somewhere. I am not one of those who looks back at the days gone by and say "I miss those" or "I wish we lived like that". I just wonder what happened to ethics and common sense? How do we teach these things to our children and begin to make a real difference for them in the world that will be their reality?