Learning how to make it in this life is a dream for everyone. Religious shortcuts are the easiest ways to use. Start a church, rise from pastor to bishop, add a doctoral title from only you knows where, convince and confuse the followers and you're good to fly!!
The rise from humble to glorified at its best adored and desired. It is not worth cursing and mourning about. After all it is the reason behind our daily struggles but the how we do it is a concern. Concern for morals. Concern for the course. Concern for the professional demands of the practice we engage in.
When I was young,going to church was mandatory. The lessons of the day preceded the supper and memory verse was a weekly endeavour. I may not have been the best student but the messages from the lessons were crystal clear. For the kids of our age the first lesson was do not lie. Prone to stealing sugar and coins, it was overemphasised that do not steal.
Quarrels and boys were synonyms. Forgiveness was the next teaching and amid winning and losing we had no choice but accept the best we were taught.
A favourite class always revolved around Jesus. How he healed,gave food, made wine and how he stormed out the storm. Of significance was how he was sharp in dealing with his enemies, forgive them Father,they know not what they're doing. These lessons laid the basis of what I know about religious beliefs. The concepts of humility, tolerance,modesty,forgiveness, honesty are what I was made to believe as the ethics of religion,loving others as we love ourselves.
Learning from the media the allegations against a reknown pastor,bishop,doctor and reverend of how he killed a fellow human by bumping onto the said person using a luxurious car was interesting. How the pastor denies, responds,curses and oh!! A pastor alleged of falsehood,confirmed cursingand not forgiving! Whether he conductedbthe said action or not,his approach and response towards the same makes him like a fellow commoner, not a revered man of the word. If this is the reaction what exactly does he teach?
Is this the way to lead the flock?
My take on religion,is that it should create harmonious relationship between fellow humans. It should show the way to the lost. It should be the ideal of the life to lead. Having a grasp of the contents of the the book used,my fear is that the pastor embraces the verse on preaching water and enjoying wine. I have no right to judge but it beats logic if I fail to question about the character.
With fake miracles and weird characters, the believers ought to rethink on whom to follow,whose lessons to implement, otherwise, like politicians, some of our modern day priests are interested in publicity be it right or wrong. In the mean time,hoping for justice system to work for the victims is all we look forward to get.
Gichimu Njeri.
The rise from humble to glorified at its best adored and desired. It is not worth cursing and mourning about. After all it is the reason behind our daily struggles but the how we do it is a concern. Concern for morals. Concern for the course. Concern for the professional demands of the practice we engage in.
When I was young,going to church was mandatory. The lessons of the day preceded the supper and memory verse was a weekly endeavour. I may not have been the best student but the messages from the lessons were crystal clear. For the kids of our age the first lesson was do not lie. Prone to stealing sugar and coins, it was overemphasised that do not steal.
Quarrels and boys were synonyms. Forgiveness was the next teaching and amid winning and losing we had no choice but accept the best we were taught.
A favourite class always revolved around Jesus. How he healed,gave food, made wine and how he stormed out the storm. Of significance was how he was sharp in dealing with his enemies, forgive them Father,they know not what they're doing. These lessons laid the basis of what I know about religious beliefs. The concepts of humility, tolerance,modesty,forgiveness, honesty are what I was made to believe as the ethics of religion,loving others as we love ourselves.
Learning from the media the allegations against a reknown pastor,bishop,doctor and reverend of how he killed a fellow human by bumping onto the said person using a luxurious car was interesting. How the pastor denies, responds,curses and oh!! A pastor alleged of falsehood,confirmed cursingand not forgiving! Whether he conductedbthe said action or not,his approach and response towards the same makes him like a fellow commoner, not a revered man of the word. If this is the reaction what exactly does he teach?
Is this the way to lead the flock?
My take on religion,is that it should create harmonious relationship between fellow humans. It should show the way to the lost. It should be the ideal of the life to lead. Having a grasp of the contents of the the book used,my fear is that the pastor embraces the verse on preaching water and enjoying wine. I have no right to judge but it beats logic if I fail to question about the character.
With fake miracles and weird characters, the believers ought to rethink on whom to follow,whose lessons to implement, otherwise, like politicians, some of our modern day priests are interested in publicity be it right or wrong. In the mean time,hoping for justice system to work for the victims is all we look forward to get.
Gichimu Njeri.
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