Something Else to Pray About

In what may have been a prescient prelude to today’s assassination of Pakistani politician Benizir Bhutto, this week’s Economist carries an interesting article on international efforts to distribute Bibles and Korans. The article concludes by saying:

“…two things are certain in the battle of the books. The first is that the urge to spread the Word will spark some of the fiercest conflicts of the 21st century. The area that is being most heavily fought over—sub-Saharan Africa—is a tinder box of failed states and ethnic animosities. The second is that the Bible and the Koran will continue to exercise a dramatic influence over human events, for both good and ill. The twigs of the burning bush are still aflame with the fire of God.” You can read the entire story here.

Let us pray that we will use this fire to illuminate, not to consume, one another.