Skip to main content

'femi Fairchild Morgan
2 June 2019

Back then, a Christian could marry a Muslim. It was no big deal in the past. My grandfather was a Christian till his dying day and his wife, my grandmother was a Muslim till she passed on. Al'jannah and Heaven were the same things.

There was no world war or civil unrest about their union. Ileya was Ileya for everyone. Christmas was awesome for all faiths. Odun Orissa (Put the name there) was a welcome excuse to demand for exotic meat in the pot of soup of an uncle.

Life was good. The environment was sane. Standard of living was good. Everyone was proud and happy to be alive.

My grandmother was buried according to Islamic rites and her husband according to Christian doctrine. Let's not even talk about Life expectancy and general average age ratios...

The rest is left with God and the ancestors

These days:

The Christians are so 'spiri' that they cannot be evenly yoked to 'unbelievers' and the Alfas in mosques are so prominent that they can blacklist your entire family for marrying the infidel--the Kaffir, someone outside the faith. The Pastors...

The families are prepared to abandon you for disobeying them. As if love is one remote control test station that obeys those formulaic rules. Love is a radical reagent. It reacts against the norm of expected results.

Ileya has become boring. Christmas has become bland. Odun Orisha has become no go area. The communal nature of our people within the cosmopolitan space has become individualised. You only know you have extended family when it is announced that you are dying of a terminal disease or that they are preparing for your funeral.

Life is great for Yahoo boys. The rest of us are forming papaz. At least the suicide rates tell you that everyone isn't happy to be in a State of constant and convoluted shocks. How about life expectancy and death rate ratios...

The ancestors have gone to sleep and God is amused by our collective stupidity.

#Copied
#December

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS. We have ridiculed the absolute truth of God's word and called it 'pluralism'. We have worshipped other gods and said 'give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar'. We have endorsed pervertion and called it 'alternative life style'. We have exploited the poor and called it 'lottery'. We have rewarded laziness and called it 'welfare'. We have committed adultery and called it 'playing around'. We have committed fornication and called it 'having fun'. We have killed unborn children and called it 'choice'. We neglected to discipline our children and called it 'building self esteem'. We have abused power and called it 'politics'. We have converted our neighbour's property and called it 'ambition'. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it 'freedom of expression'. We have ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Theme

For us in TLF we are going to be focusing on Enterprise aka Labour aka Work for the entire month of June. We are urged to work. If you do not work how would you meet your daily needs? Like food, shelter, clothings and transportation? What about having what to give to others in need? There are so many reasons to work. I know many of us love to do what we love, we do not like to go to work if we do not like the job. But what if what you are doing as work and being paid for is actually what you love? What you love may not turn out to be a source of income, but we must still do what we can to earn. Are you enterprising? Please keep it up. Are you in paid labour in the private or public sector? Please do your work as unto the Lord God. Are you working all by yourself as a self employed worker? Please continue to grow and progress for greatness. Always know that in - Happy moments, praise God.  Difficult moments, seek God.  Quiet moments, worship God.  Painful moments, trust ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Thank God For The End Of Our mid-Year Crossover Prayers For 2025

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day, as we continue this second half of this year. I thank You for our  being able to see and to hear this morning. We’re blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for us  and You keep on blessing us . Forgive us  this day for everything we  have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. We  ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep us  safe from all danger and harm. Help us  to start this day and second half of the year 2025 with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let us  make the best of each and every day to clear our  mind s  so that we  can hear from You. Please broaden our  mind s  that we  can accept all things. Let us  not whine and whimper over things we  have no control over. Let us  continue to see sin through Your eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when we  sin, let us  repent, and confes...
Post a Comment
Read more