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by Rev. Fr. V.V. Paulose, Toronto, Canada
"Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all are appointed to die." (Proverbs 31:8)
Have you ever felt that someone should stand up
and talk for you?
Voice for the voiceless and defense for the defenseless is a far away cry. There
are plenty of people for the rich, mighty, beautiful, healthy and influential.
But the poor and oppressed people have nobody. If nobody is there to hear the
cry of the voiceless, do not worry - Christ is waiting there to hear you, save
you, fight for you and bring you justice.
When the priest and the scribes threw the blind man (who was healed by Jesus)
out of the church, Jesus was there to help him. "When Jesus heard what had
happened, he found the man and asked, "Do you believe in the son of man?" ( John
9 :35). "Yes Lord, I believe! the man said. And he worshipped Jesus" (John
9:38). That is real devotion. "Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the
Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let
the world corrupt you" (James 1:27). Let us plead for the cause of the
oppressed.
On the 4th of this month, the Punjab Governor, Salman Tasseer in Pakistan was
gunned down by his bodyguard. The bodyguard was enraged at the Governor for his
stance on a voiceless young mother of five, Aasia Bibi waiting for death
sentence in Jail. Aasia Bibi is a Christian convert facing execution because of
the country's law of blasphemy. "He stood up for those who don't even have a
voice. He went all the way to see her in jail. No one else did that", said a
relative of Aasia Bibi. On December 31, four days before his death, Tasser held
his ground, offering these prophetic words on Twitter, "I was under huge
pressure sure 2 cow down b 4 rightist pressure on Blasphemy. Refused. Even if
I'm this last man standing." A Muslim ruler at the risk of his life stands for a
defenseless Woman! Unbelievable! The species of the good are not extinct! May
God rest his soul in peace.
Jesus, we pray for Aasia Bibi from
her execution. We pray for all those who are defenseless in homes, in jobs, and
in their day to day life. We pray for the people who stand for justice. All we
ask in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
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