The Best of all is God with us

  I'm inspired to write this on a day when all of us in Sri Lanka have been shaken by the arrest of Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, a former President of our country. The emotional spectrum regarding this arrest is broad, ranging from profound anger and sorrow to unbridled joy. These responses are rooted in subjective political preferences.  I too feel a personal sadness at the arrest of Mr. Wickremesinghe. During my time as the head of the Methodist Church, he, as the Prime Minister of the Yahapalanaya government, intervened in a couple of situations where our Methodist Churches and church workers were attacked by anti-Christian elements. He ensured that the unlawful elements were brought to justice and provided a safe passage for us to continue our mission work.I pray that his health issues will soon be sorted out with a speedy recovery.  I hear a loud cry echoing, "This is political revenge." Yes, this has been a reality that people have experienced for decades after a regim...

In 1993, 32 years ago on Friday, August 13th, I understood the depth of God's call to Abram (Abraham). The call, "Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you," was a command to leave his comfort zone in obedience to God. Having been released by the Methodist Conference in 1984 to serve full time at Dev Suwa Sevawa, an institute founded by my late father for the ministry of healing, I intended to serve in the same place, comfort zone, for the rest of my life. A released minister in the Methodist Church means the person is full time committed to the work in the institute he serves; he is not appointed by the Methodist Conference to be in any committees; he is not appointed to hold any office in the administrative structures of the church; he is not transferable to any Circuits for pastoral work.  In 1989 and 1990, I followed the Clinical Pastoral Education courses (Basic and Advanced Units) at Auckland Public Hospital and North...