As we remember a great peacemaker, Nelson Mandela, who has just passed from this life to the next, these wonderful words of another noble leader of non-violent resistance, Martin Luther King, are appropriate:
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
I thank God for such leaders who follow the example of Jesus, of whom the apostle John said, "The Light keeps shining in the darkness, and the darkness has never been able to put it out."
My prayer is that God will raise up more leaders like these who will motivate people to resist violence and evil systems without resorting to violence and hatred.
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