I just read David Brooks, an op-ed writer for the New York Times quote Michael McFaul, a democracy expert on the National Security Council. "In retrospect, all revolutions seem inevitable. Beforehand, all revolutions seem impossible."
We are witnessing what I believe to be the collapse of an autocratic government in Iran. I don't know that this will happen in the next few days, for that matter in the next few weeks or even months, but I do see this government collapsing sometime soon. Watching this has intrigued me to no end, but at the same time has brought much sorrow as the death toll continues to climb. Revolution is a very violent creature.
Seeing this quote brought to mind the Gospel. This is what the Gospel is. A revolution of the heart. A violent upheaval of the soul. It is complete selfishness given over to the death of self. For many, this seems impossible. For the disciple of Jesus, it is inevitable. "And I am sure of this, that He Who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1.6
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1 comments:
great post sir.
NPR has been covering the Iran situation pretty thoroughly,
or at least whenever Car Talk and that show with the weird woman who talks about beets isn't airing.
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