Bread

" - look here, friend, said the orator, do you think the Pope is Antichirst?
- I haven't considered the matter, said Candide; but whether he is or not, I'm in need of bread"
-from Candide, chapter 3


I had to read Voltaire's Candide for my World Literature class, and I really liked this quote from the book. In the chapter, Candide is flees to Holland from the Bulgar army and is broke, without food or shelter. "but having heard that everyone in that country was rich and Christian, he felt confident of being treated well" Candide finds an orator who is preaching about charity and approaches him to beg for bread. That's when the above exchange takes place.
It reminded me of many peoples feelings about Christianity today. Sometimes it seems like we're more interested in getting people to agree to our way of understanding than we are in offering help, or offering hope. More interested in support for a cause than in supporting people. Of course the cause of Christ ( salvation for the world) is the greatest cause there is. But some people might look at us and say, "I'm not sure what i think about Jesus, but I'm in need of bread"