#enoughisenough

After 2 weeks since the gender violence awakening following Uyinene's brutal rapture and murder, I find I am still too emotionally wrung out to say much. Yet I feel that to stay silent is also not helpful. So I would say this: 

Enough is enough.

It is not okay, not even the same universe as okay, that women and children are maligned, used, abused, harassed, raped, tortured, murdered, slandered, terrified oude harmed in any way because of the fact of their age or gender. 

Enough is enough. 

In the same breath, with the continuation of the xenophobic attacks, I must add that it is not acceptable that the country of one's birth should determine one's value, worth, acceptance, dignity or humanity in the eyes of others.

Enough is enough. 

Evil of all kinds continues unabated.

Enough is enough.

Lord Jesus, we need you. The line between evil and godliness runs through every human heart. Lord, we need you. Only in you, only with tbe help of your Spirit can wer ever hope to defeat evil in this world. 

Lord, enough is enough. 

Let your kingdom come. Let your will be done. Jesus, please come now and put an end to all this madness, and suffering, and pain, and evil. Please. Enough is enough. 

Robert Mugabe is dead. What is your reaction?

In the midst of the gender violence awakening at the moment, I want to take a moment to comment on Robert Mugabe's death. 

I am appalled at the celebration of many art his death. Yes, he was a dictator. Yes, he was involved in despicable violence. Yes, he was selfishness and corrupt power personified. But I don't rejoice at his death. 

Jesus has not returned yet in order to give more people time to turn to him and be saved. This soul is now lost to him, and in the same way that all heaven rejoices when one souls is saved, I can only imagine all heaven laments when one is lost forever. While I am glad that he can no longer perpetrate his vile evil against others, I mourn that he could not be saved. 

Whatever evil he did, he was also a human being who was lost and broken, and now will never be found or healed, who will  now never have the chance to make reparations for the evil he did, or to apologise to those he wronged, or to be granted forgiveness. I cannot rejoice or celebrate his death, and I find I am appalled at the lack of humanity by those who do.