Coronavirus and our Naked Humanity

Coronavirus, like every global crisis, has exposed our helplessness and vulnerability as human beings. It has shown the limits of what we can or cannot control. Apart from the ability to control the virus, we struggle with a lot of other things, including our faith, our greed, and even our very humanity. We see this clearly in the polarization within the faith community. When the recommendation for social distancing was made as a way to flatten the curve of the spread, the faith community had to take a tough decision. Churches were to be shut down, allowing for only private … Continue reading Coronavirus and our Naked Humanity

#SV – Tough Yoke

It is really not easy to follow Jesus no matter how beautiful his words sound. Following Jesus reverses the trend and expectations of the world. It puts one in the position of vulnerability and recaliberates that vulnerability as true power. I doubt if the world honors that option. It is even hard for most Christians to honor this option. It is a yoke to difficult to accept; a burden to heavy to bear. But here is the twist! Once we get to the point of accepting and bearing this yoke and burden, we encounter the liberating effect of Jesus’ option. … Continue reading #SV – Tough Yoke