Thoughts for another day

October 21, 2008.

Today's verse: Lk. 23:23. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

One of the most frequent echoes that roam in my mind is the voice of the unrighteous. Being loud and clear, it usually prevails. On the other hand, look around and you’ll find that those who are right usually remain within the boundaries of temperateness and are generally tender. They don’t resort to high decibels to make their point; but do things softly, though their hearts declare that the thoughts they harbor are eminently right.

Such is the nature of the righteous and Jesus Himself projected this persona on earth – of this we learn in His teachings. The unrighteous, at that time, our verse tells us, even then yelled to oust the right. They wanted Jesus destroyed; eliminated; finished! And they prevailed. Today too, the voices of the unrighteous demand destruction of peace, justice and equity and by extension, those who stand for them. That’s because, they cannot face the one who is ‘right’. Moreover, the power equation seeks to destroy all who stand in the paths of those who have power and attempting to seek more power.

What’s happening in our world largely mirrors this view. Orissa in India, poppy growing in South America, Cartelization of most essential goods and fraud around the world is the realization of visions harbored by the gluttonous, the powerful and the diabolic.

But in all this, when I look up and gaze into the eyes of His Majesty, The Emperor of the Universe, I see Him look gently and declare, ‘I AM still on the throne.’ Just as the Cross which was to be the symbol of shame, was metamorphosed into the universal sign of glory, so will the symbols of worldly status become emblems of shame for the evil denizens of the million dollar clubs! Wait and we shall see how He works His might in destroying fortresses that dare compare themselves to Him while ousting the rights of the righteous and the poor.