Do Your Part

 Do Your Part

... and do it afraid

It is a season to be merry and yet a season to be cautious. Why? This is because COVID-19 is here and the reports and predictions are not very encouraging. In the midst of all this is a campaign for political offices which have unfortunately been mired with a lot of violence from both the state and individual actors.

In the midst of careless and often threatening talk, some people have suggested that we ought to look for ways to stay safe and only comment and observe from a safe distance. My view is that we all have a part to play in ensuring this fight against COVID-19 on the one hand, and political blackmail on the other, is won. What difference will your lone voice make? One might ask. Well, I am reminded of the story of the little boy at the beach who was throwing starfish that had been washed ashore in the night, back to the sea. A passer-by asked him what difference he thought he could make since there were so many star fish that were ashore. The young man kept on throwing back one starfish at a time and saying, 'it had made a difference for that one, and that one, and that one....

Sometimes, all you need to do is to be the David who kills the first giant and then others will pick up the courage to also become giant killers. Therefore, in this season, LET US DO OUR PART- and do it afraid. Encourage someone to wear a face mask always, tell people to sanitise and/or to cough into their arm. When someone begins to speak hate, doom or gloom, rebuke them in love (Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding, than a hundred blows into a fool.) or with the honour they deserve (1 Timothy 5:1 Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers). Whatever you do, do something. Do now cower away and hide. (The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God Romans 8:18).

So, like the boy at the beach, go ahead and do your part ... and do it afraid