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#SV – Compassionate God

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

I dedicate this Sunday to praying for all the victims of the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, and I humbly enjoin you to join me in doing same. That is one way of reaching out in compassion to people who are oppressed and denied their rights in that part of the world and elsewhere. Compassion is not just a feeling, it is not merely an emotion, it is not a sentiment as such, it is not even an attitude; it is rather a deep actionable disposition in which we are moved in the depth of our hearts to show, speak, or … Continue reading #SV – Compassionate God

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#SV – The Labour of Love

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

“We unceasingly call to mind your work of faith and labour of love” (1 Thess.1:2-3). Paul associates ‘faith’ with ‘work’ & ‘love’ with ‘labour’ while addressing this community of believers, who understood the Gospel not merely as words but are deeply convinced that it is the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation. Watching the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, one sees the ‘work of faith’ & the ‘labour of love’; a deep conviction that our society can be transformed into a space where there is zero impunity, where life is indeed sacred, where human dignity can be respected, … Continue reading #SV – The Labour of Love