I’m not God and I don’t pretend to be. Well, ok. Sometimes I do, but those are never good moments. I’m so very glad I’m not in charge of the world. So don’t look for Greg Almighty to hit theaters anytime soon (or ever). But I do have some things I would like to see if we lived in an ideal world:

Every animal would have a good home and no pet would ever be abused or neglected. If I could, I would adopt every pet from the shelter, even if it’s only so they could die with dignity in a loving environment and not in some cold, sterile building.

Starbucks would have a free drink night one night a week. And pumpkin spice lattes would be a permanent, year-round fixture on the menu. And people named Greg would always get a discount.

There would be no Sarah Palins or Nancy Pelosis, because quite frankly, they both get on my last nerve.

There would be no political parties and everyone who ran for office would have to have an actual plan and not hide behind their party’s platform and lip-sync the Democratic or Republican line.

There would be no politics. Or politicians.

No child would ever go to bed hungry or sick or alone. Every child would belong to a loving family that loved and nourished and rooted for him or her.

Every person who had more than they needed would give to those who have less than they need. Poverty would be history.

Every person would have access to clean drinking water and good medical care and opportunities to get an education.

McDonalds would always have the McRib on the menu.

All that talk about the ground at the foot of the cross being level wouldn’t just be talk. We would live it out and not play favorites or cliques. No one would feel excluded or left out or alone. No one would feel like they didn’t belong or matter.

Chocolate would be a health food. And by chocolate, I mean milk chocolate, the nectar of the gods.

I would have millions flocking to my blog and lavishing praise on my awesomeness. Ok, that part is a joke. I’d settle for hundreds of thousands.

I would believe what God says about me and live like I believed it.

It’s not enough to want things to change. We have to act. We have to be channels through which God pours out Himself to the world. Ghandi put it best. He said, “Be the change that you want to see in the world.”