On return from a Far
Country 12
Sunday 4th March. Lent 2.
Mark 8: 31-end
Verses
Sunday 4th March. Lent 2.
Mark 8: 31-end
Verses
36 and 37 catch my eye.
The average life expectancy in Ethiopia is 46 for a woman, 47 for a man. More
than half the population live more than a days walk from the nearest asphalt
road and only 35.5% percent of the adult population is literate. We probably
live 30 years longer on average and most of us can read and write. But of course, the truth is that all life hangs by a thread. Yours
and mine as well as theirs. We’re just so protected we forget it much of the
time. We have a fantastic NHS, an education system that is the envy of many and
we can insure ourselves up-to-the-hilt if we wish. But it doesn’t change
anything. Our life still hangs by a thread, but it is pure gift from God. Give
thanks for being alive today and use the day to be a blessing to others.
- more from On Return from a Far Country here
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