Have you been to our Bishop's House?
Recently a certain church affair necessitated this reporter's presence there together with a few of our lay leaders.
Needless to say the place was really depressing and totally devoid of any cheer. There was an uneasy silence. It was stuffy, what with half a dozen or more adult men living in the closed quarters of a normal house. There was nothing pleasant in there. Most striking of all was the presence of subtle evilness permeating the whole premises. It seemed the house was somewhat haunted.
My this rapt contemplation was interrupted by the footsteps of the bishop descending the stairs.
We might call him "his Grace". But there was scantly any trace of grace on his face!
2 comments:
I found your piece quite irreverent, relevant and quite funny. One ought to respect clergy, but not those who wield their moral authority to continue to keep many opressed...
I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT YOU HAD SUCH A GLOOMY EXPERIENCE AT THE BISHOP'S HOUSE.
A BISHOP'S HOUSE SHOULD BE A SOURCE OF HUMILITY,PEACE,UNITY,LOVE for all people.
IT SHOULD BE FILLED WITH GOD'S GRACE FROM THE GOOD DEEDS THAT THE CLERGY DO.
ABUSAL OF POWER,ARROGANCE DO NOT BRING ANYBODY GOD'S GRACE.
CLERGY WHO SAYS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY LISTEN TO WHATEVER HE SAYS, THINKS HE TRUELY IS GOD LIKE..
I HAVE A HARD TIME RESPECTING RELEGIOUS AUTHORITIES, BEING THE REASON FOR DIVISION WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT HE IS SUPOSEDLY serving.
RELEGIOUS AUTHORITIES BEING THE REASON FOR HATRED BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF ANY CHURCH COMMUNITY, CANNOT EXPERINCE GOD'S LOVE, no matter how godly they think they are.
CERTAIN BISHOPS OF OUR SYROMALABR COMMUNITY ARE BECOMING LIKE THE ISLAMIC CLERICS WHO BRINGS ABOUT HATRED AND ANIMOSITY OF THE MUSLIMS TOWARDS PEOPLE OF OTHER RELEGIONS.
A BISHOP'S ACTIONS SHOULD NEVER LEAD TO THE DESTRUCTION OF PEACE IN A COMMUNITY,SHOULD NEVER BE THE REASON FOR DIVISION AND QUARRELL.
THERFORE HE SHOULD SUBMIT HIMSELF TO GOD AND BE A TRUE servant leader and NOT A HYPOCRIT WHO DOES NOT PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES.
IT IS ONLY HUMAN TO LOOSE HUMILITY AND ASPIRATIONS FOR COMMON GOOD,WHEN HE IS GIVEN SO MUCH WEALTH AND POWER OVER PEOPLE.
BUT BISHOP SHOULD RETHINK THE PURPOSE OF HIS PRIESTHOOD ITSELF.
BE A SERVANT LEADER FOR ALL PEOPLE NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE OF CHANGANASSERI ARCH DIOCESE.
fLORIDIAN....
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