Apathy

I am wondering if there is more apathy today then in recent years. It just seems like so many people are out of work and have given up on the grind of going out each day to find a job. Where is the hope that keeps them pounding the streets until they find work?  When hope is gone, then apathy sets in.  In my life, hope always came from God through prayer.  Perhaps, we as a nation, need to call upon God to help us get the economy back on track and thus getting more people back in the workplace.  Somehow, someway the Lord God always provides when we call upon his name and invoke his help.  I believe we are at a crossroad in America where we need to turn from the sins of the world and begin relying upon him to heal our land and restore us as a Godly nation.