The Role Of Religious Leaders In Democracy Today Goes Beyond Mediation And Prayers
Paul Kinyanjui
By Paul Kinyanjui
I deeply thank the Church for its efforts in facilitating a reconciliation.
Many thanks and gratitude to all mediators, especially both the Evangelical Churches and NCCK body. As the Church Leadership or Clergy struggles to explain the role of the Church in failed reconciliation and a rushed impeachment, may our Good Lord bless those religious leaders who have never been partisan or been in compromised situations either by accepting, receiving or asking for a bribes or gifts from politicians.
May our Good Lord bless those church leaders and churches that always diligently play the role of being the conscience of the society.
Benefit of the doubt is well foreseeable in Proverbs 18. There are two sides to every story. Solomon says: “The person who tells one side of a story seems right, until someone else comes and asks questions.”
Therefore, by giving each other the benefit of the doubt, living unoffended and giving up the right to be angry, are some of the ways to seek unknown truths, realities and understanding.
Nevertheless, the Church must be willing to both forgive itself and redeem itself from any past mischief or misconduct that could have compromised its role in carrying out progressive mediations.
Taking sides, hypocrisy and partisanship is a short-lived scheme. Manipulations of churches by politicians will always be scandalous and to whom and whoever dragged some churches or clergy into politics it will be them to blame.
Likewise, whoever invited the other to their ‘bedroom’ between the clergy and the politicians are responsible for most of the ongoing political tensions, confusion, misunderstanding and turmoil.
Only genuine prayers and cleansing rituals shall heal the endless wounds of betrayal, suspicion and witch-hunting.
The challenge before the Church in the coming days will be to balance between avoiding partisanship, hypocrisy and to remaining faithful as the conscience of the society.
The Church must deliberately engage all government organs and citizens in seeing the urgent need to establish Proper Civic Education procedures and policy as well as instituting proper Public Participation engagements, guidelines and policies.
And to remain relevant, the xlergy must choose between serving God or serving mammon. Matthew 6:24 says: “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
As many churches vanish and remain voiceless and betrayed, I am left asking the deep question who owns the Church of today? Is it God, Clergy, Builders, State, Politicians, Believers or gods? Who?
By Paul Kinyanjui is A Freelance Researcher, Analyst, Critic, Tutor and Writer on Emerging Issues and Trends with an aim to Create Awareness Educate Enlighten Empower and Inspire. E-Mail; kinyanjuipaul2030@gmail.com
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