#SLIDING TACKLE... TODAYs CLERICS One thing I understand about the ministry of Jesus it is that he spoke truth to power, regardless of how it was going to affect his survival. While the crowds and the marginalized loved him, he was a thorn in the flesh of all the stakeholders in the power game – the Romans, the Zealots and the Pharisees. He refused to play their game. Indeed, he was not interested in their game as he made clear at every opportunity. Because he didn’t need their approval, he had no reason to fear being a thorn in their flesh. He was crucified for telling the truth and refusing to capitulate to the powers and principalities. Right to the end, Pilate kept asking Jesus to renounce his truth to save his life. But he knew some things are more important than life, and if he played their game, he would lose the game. He would have become like them – a slave to his own survival. If his life and death teach us anything especially the clerics, it is that true freedom comes from transcending the primacy of our own sniveling little woes. I believe it is asking a lot to expect the clerics to be like Jesus. As a nation that desperately needs to retrieve its vision, we need our clerics to show some bravery and truth if indeed they were called to carry the cross. *una good morning Oo...ghanaman signing in*
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:56:13 +0000
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