Thursday October 19, 2017
The grapevine has it that when Mohandas Gandhi, the charismatic leader who led the nonviolent struggle for independence in India , was shot dead, and India as a nation went into mourning, Vijayalakshmi Nehru Pandit, a diplomat and sister of the then Prime Minister of India, remarked: “How else do you expect someone of the stature of Gandhi to die? By ulcer in the stomach?”
Prophets do not die, they are killed. Sad as it is, it is no surprise. For, the prophets challenge the world and its ways. They hold a mirror to the face of the world, and the world does not like what it sees there. Instead of mending its ways, the world takes the easier solution of eliminating the prophetic voice. This has been true since the foundation of the world. Instead of building memorials to the prophets of the past, we will do well to listen to the present prophets in our midst and mend our ways.
If you find the world too friendly and affirming in your Christian living, you might want to critically examine the authenticity of your living.
