![]() ![]() We were right in believing that the kingdom of God was not some future spot on a cloud playing a harp in a celestial orchestra or jazz band. ![]() We believed that the Struggle would usher in nothing less than God’s kingdom on Earth! Our opponents, the ‘system’ and those who did not share our this-worldly sense of salvation simply were using ‘heaven’ to distract and fool the people into giving up their rights. The prayer of Jesus has been the prayer of Christians from every part of South Africa.įor Christian activists the words that resonated were probably ‘Kingdom’ and ‘earth’. From services in suburban churches, to the last words mumbled as the condemned mounted the gallows in Pretoria Central. From protest meetings held in township halls and churches, to meetings in government offices. ![]() It was a prayer we all firmly believed in, but none of us understood it fully.įrom impromptu prayer groups among guerrilla cadres in camps across southern Africa, to stiff and formal church parades attended by grumpy conscripts. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ![]()
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