If the foundations be destroyed

If the foundations be destroyed… [Geoffrey Washiali, The Navigators Kenya. E-mail: gwashiali@hotmail.com.
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?... Psalms 11:3 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.” Psalm 89:14

If the human foundations are being destroyed [attacked by bows and arrows] i.e. when it seems that there is no law and order in society, and injustice, bribery, ethnic intolerance, poor distribution of resources, corruption, underdevelopment and poor infrastructure are the norm of the day…"what would the righteous do? ”
We may choose to keep quiet, close our eyes and assume that nothing wrong is happening. Like the Priest and the Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, we may “pass by on the other side”.
Worse still, we may be part of those who… laugh at mourners, curse the poor , condemn those already condemned in jails, label the physically challenged or weak as lacking faith!..
Alternatively, we may, like Nehemiah, upon hearing of or witnessing atrocities in our society, seek for God’s intervention and take a step of faith to address the situation.
When we see the hungry, we feed them, the thirsty we give them something to drink, the stranger, we welcome him, the unclothed, we clothe them. We visit the sick and those in prison…
How does our Master comment on that? “…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me” [Matthew 25:40]
How can the gospel be good news to the poor, the broken-hearted, the captives [drug addicts, alcoholics etc], the prisoners, the sick and the mourners who are next door to everywhere?
Is the gospel that I am advancing holistically transformational?
How can I be the carrier of the gospel and authentically communicate dignity and value to the less fortunate that the LORD brings my way?

Writing in a weekly church bulletin, one clergyman commented thus "At the heart of every conflict is poverty, poor distribution of resources, corruption, underdevelopment and poor infrastructure…the issues of justice, fairness, magnanimity and ethnic tolerance must become conscious aspirations in the church and religious communities".....


to which the Ape says

Amen