The banner of hope must fly high in Ethiopia!
Zekarias Ezra
July 16, 2009
Despair and resignation will not change the lot of Ethiopia and Ethiopians. Turning to the Lord and do the right things will. Nothing is impossible to the Lord. If we put our souls and minds to doing what is required and expected of us, then a lot could change and change for the better. This in turn owes to a sense of personal obligation.
The equation is not: Our future is our collective responsibility, so let others do it. No, it is rather: The future is our collective responsibility, so I must do it. That is not recklessness or intemperance. That is being responsible in the extreme, seeing the task at hand not as somebody else's business but one's own. That is not looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. That is looking at the world with clarity of vision, seeing the world not just for what it is but for what it can be.
Despair and hopelessness has been a staple in the life banquet of Ethiopians for generations. It takes idealism of colossal proportions, which Ethiopians of all stripes must display, to not despair in the face of all these adversity.
The awe-inspiring characteristic of our idealism ought to be its unfettered optimism, its sense that life will turn out for the better. But that optimism does not merely come from the blind belief that things will turn out well by themselves, it comes from the belief that people can work together to make things better. It does not owe to resignation, but owes to glimpsing the possibilities of the human potential, with grace from the Lord, to recognizing that there is nothing we cannot do if we put our minds, and hearts, to it.
So, my fellow Ethiopians donīt despair; hang on to your idealism which must anchor on the Lordīs promise. That is the one thing I would beg you to cling to with the passion of a lover, or the desperation of a drowning man. God willing, we will march to victory despite the multitude of obstacles.
Despite the decency of Ethiopians, the cause of freedom is always under attack on all sides: the Zenawian cabal cries foul play in the name of ethnic hatred every time Ethiopians get together to expose the cruelty of the government and demand their God given freedom and liberty.
The Zenawi political machine continuously engages in churning out character assassination to foil any popular movement that threatened their political existence. The weakness of the opposition and the lack of inspiring leader have in fact made their task easier.
So all compatriots, lovers of freedom, young and old, men and women, come let us rally around the banner of hope and fly it high. Let us not be complacent and allow the forces of despair to prevail.
The word of God says: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14"
This, my friends, is the truth. Until next time so long!
The equation is not: Our future is our collective responsibility, so let others do it. No, it is rather: The future is our collective responsibility, so I must do it. That is not recklessness or intemperance. That is being responsible in the extreme, seeing the task at hand not as somebody else's business but one's own. That is not looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. That is looking at the world with clarity of vision, seeing the world not just for what it is but for what it can be.
Despair and hopelessness has been a staple in the life banquet of Ethiopians for generations. It takes idealism of colossal proportions, which Ethiopians of all stripes must display, to not despair in the face of all these adversity.
The awe-inspiring characteristic of our idealism ought to be its unfettered optimism, its sense that life will turn out for the better. But that optimism does not merely come from the blind belief that things will turn out well by themselves, it comes from the belief that people can work together to make things better. It does not owe to resignation, but owes to glimpsing the possibilities of the human potential, with grace from the Lord, to recognizing that there is nothing we cannot do if we put our minds, and hearts, to it.
So, my fellow Ethiopians donīt despair; hang on to your idealism which must anchor on the Lordīs promise. That is the one thing I would beg you to cling to with the passion of a lover, or the desperation of a drowning man. God willing, we will march to victory despite the multitude of obstacles.
Despite the decency of Ethiopians, the cause of freedom is always under attack on all sides: the Zenawian cabal cries foul play in the name of ethnic hatred every time Ethiopians get together to expose the cruelty of the government and demand their God given freedom and liberty.
The Zenawi political machine continuously engages in churning out character assassination to foil any popular movement that threatened their political existence. The weakness of the opposition and the lack of inspiring leader have in fact made their task easier.
So all compatriots, lovers of freedom, young and old, men and women, come let us rally around the banner of hope and fly it high. Let us not be complacent and allow the forces of despair to prevail.
The word of God says: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14"
This, my friends, is the truth. Until next time so long!
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