Interview

Today is my personal one-on-one interview with our Social Services case worker. I can't help but feel somewhat invaded with the prospect of having the "state" in our lives on a regular basis. It sort of feels like we're giving up our right to privacy so that we can care for other people's children.
I also can't help but feel that if the church were doing her job (as a whole) these kinds of government programs would be unnecessary. It saddens me to see how our society has become so anonymous in living. Neighbors do not speak to one another, families barely speak to one another; we can go through our whole lives with no one noticing that we're hurting or in need of some help.
So much of what the government is doing provides an out for the church community. No need to get out and do something, the government's got it! But do they?
I'm hoping this interview goes well. I'm hoping that we can get in the system and perhaps help people realize how much we need each other─how we cannot run around as anonymous individuals, minding our own business any longer.