The whole world
is mourning the death of Nelson Mandela – someone who managed to rise above the
treatment he had received at the hands of the white South African authorities
and unite that great nation. It was Jesus who said: "But I tell you: Love
your enemies, do good to those who hate you, (Luke 6:27)”
As far as I
know, Nelson Mandela had no Christian faith, but by his life he showed the
power of those teachings of Jesus. Mandela went much further than simple
nonviolence. He went out of his way to include those who had once been his
enemies.
With, for once,
a united world, we mourn the death of this great statesman and give thanks for
his life.
