Ancient Words Ever True

Lovers of the late Jim Reeves’ songs will quickly relate the above lines with one of his titles: Daddy, My Daddy, Teach Me How to Pray. Today, my own cry (and I hope you join me) is for Daddy to teach me how to love. Two incidences that happened recently in my life brought to my face squarely the need for more love. The first was listening to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the current Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese (more popularly known by Nigerians as Father Kukah). The second was watching the action (reaction, rather) of my co-passenger in a cab as we were coming back home late one night. I will present both experiences here as I share the powerful lessons they have taught me. The first: Father Kukah, speaking on The Folly of Ethnic Compartmentalization at TEDx Euston veered off a little bit to remind us of what Jesus noted will be the basis of judgement on the Last Day, as recorded in Matthew 25:31-44. He noted that many of us will miss heaven, not so much because of the evils...