Onward Christian soldiers ......

Bro. Goh Keat Peng, is one Christian whom I have deep respect for though he may not know me. Small in stature but a giant in faith. A faith which I believe has been tested time and again through the years of faithful Christian service. I was sad when he stopped writing in his blog a few months ago. Like me, I guess, he was compelled to speak up again over the death of Teoh Beng Hock. He has to take a stand. Go here to read what he has written.

After reading the comments left on his blog, I left my comment too. This is what I wrote:

Reading the 25 preceding comments so far give us a fairly accurate picture of how Malaysians both Christians and non Christians see the Malaysian church and its leadership. And it isn’t a nice picture. What do you expect when not so long ago you have a Christian leader from the evangelical wing telling us Christians to remain apolitical. We should only be concerned with spiritual matters. I have a dream. That is to see on 1st of August pastors and priests in their vestments leading their congregations to the streets to protest against the ISA and to call of its abolition and to free all ISA detainees immediately or charge them in open court. Well this remains a dream. But everything begins with a dream.

We should ask the Lord to lead us into battle. Not with arms or violence. But with courage, love, mercy and justice.

Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace.
For not with swords’ loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums;
With deeds of love and mercy
The heavenly kingdom comes


Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done in Malaysia as in heaven.