Prophets cast out of today’s ‘synagogues!’ as Christ foretold
Can you wonder, then, why those few and depleted ‘trouble stirrers’
of today who ‘rock the boat’ in true prophetic style are hounded from
out of ‘respectable’ places of worship? Indeed, a most godly
Chemist once said to me of a new bishop: “They say he is such a nice
man. People from all walks of life say that he has such a warm,
condescending and approachable manner. No one - as yet! – seems ever
to have said anything critical or offensive about him. “Ah yes!” he
added: “such a marked contrast, indeed, to the prophets of the Old
Testament; the apostles of the New Testament; all the martyrs since!
Yes, and most of all, of Jesus Himself!” Well there you have it! Jesus
said: “Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you!” The Divine
Physician knew that the truth, which alone can set one free, can
equally hurt when His Holy Spirit finds and touches the injured part
of one’s conscience. Yes, so often, one needs to be upset for a while
in order to be set up forever!
In a 265 page book, which I
strongly commend: ‘Familiar Strangers’ By John Gilheany! (Ascendant
Press ISBN 978-0-9552945-1-8; and available via all leading book shops) a concise chapter touches on some of my own puny efforts for our
animal cause. Yes, and nearing the closing words, he quotes these
lines from myself:
“Yes, there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when many clerics bearing
crooks, and aligned in soft raiment, are turned away from the gates of
the heavenly Jerusalem; and many a balaclava’d activist is ushered
in.”
Well, I stand by those words; and I’m not ashamed
of them. Consequently, I sent a copy of this ‘most relevant and timely
book’ to my bishop; but he’s never responded! I am wondering why? He’s
such a warm and affable character, and not lacking in a sense of
humour! Of more relevance, I’m wondering why he hasn’t renewed my
license to officiate and preach throughout his diocese. Whenever I ask
his secretary to connect me to him, she then asks: “who is calling?” I
seem to get the same reply: ‘He is away this week!’ Well, I’ll keep on
trying. I truly hope I’m not ‘a thorn in his flesh!’ I doubt it; as in
all fairness, on the only time we’ve spoken together, he said how he
fully admired what I’d done for the animals. Yes, and – like the
archbishop his senior – he feels a really deep concern for the
‘intensive farming’ communities of Wales!
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