By Martin Stobart
Human kind is living in an era best with all kinds of problems, problems of its own
making problems which it is nurturing with diligent care as if its lives depend on these
problems which include hunger, starvation, wars, sin and sinfulness and gross
disobedience to the heavenly laws of God.
Human kinds is swimming in poverty and
wallowing access pit of blood emanating from the wars which it has ignited for goodness
-knows-the–reason
why.
However, going by what the human mind can comprehend
and perceive it is not far from the truth that human kind loves power of office, that is to
say that power to rule over others, let me say that man, instead, of “humankind” loves to
aggrandize power and satiate himself by it.
Even in our homes the re are power struggles
between members of a family; even in the poorest of poor families where there is
apparently nothing tangible to quarrel about let alone to fight for.
There are quarrels and
fights and alterations and endless upheavals.
I dare any one tell me where in the world is
there peace?
No matter where one goes in the world there is bloodletting.
Man has
forgotten that we were all created in the image of God Almighty the creator and Maker
of all that inhabits the world.
God knows neither poverty nor wealth neither the poor not
the wealthy.
God knows neither king nor beggar, emperor nor servant: and behold“we
fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots; your fat king and your
lean beggars but variable service, but to one table.
God sees all his creation through
the same lense or through a miracle.
Let us all
pray for peace in the world.
There are bush fires, floods, tsunamis, tempests.
First it was
HIV and AIDS transmitted sexually now it is Covid 19 transmitted by breath and body
fluids.
What is next?
Buildings which were designed by the best architects and
constructed by engineers of the time are coming down as if they are shifting sands,
even a wheezing breeze is enough to bring them down.
Unfortunately and sadly, too
human lives are lost in the process.
Can we therefore say that mankind is paying the
price for its excesses?
I take it that I am correct when l say that the church (a collective
term) must take the lead in praying for peace at a global level.
The churches are the
vanguard.
May this day be the day that God made! Let us rejoice in it in prayer!
Let us remember that king emperor, lean beggar, we are all food for maggots at the
end of the day.
(Martin Stobart lives in Lupane, Zimbabwe with his wife and grandson. He is a senior citizen and regular contributor to different newspapers. This article was originally written for the International Day of Peace on 21 September).
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