Hindu Brahmin Performing Christian Funeral Rites in Nagaland

The phrase “life is a journey” is often used as a metaphor to describe our transient stay on earth.  As for me, it is not just a metaphor but an inseparable fact of life.  This journey started from the day I was born.  Astrologers concluded that my birth meant the death of my father.  The only escape from this impending doom was for me to be out of his sight forever.  There was no way for father to leave the family as he already had three daughters to look after.  Thus, I was let loose from the family to wander the face of the earth to avoid my father’s sight.  Until the age of 16, I stumbled through this journey from place to place, often at the mercy of people; some good and some really evil.

Baptizing a young man after he was technically declared dead

1 Samuel 2:12 and 8:1-3 are some of the saddest verses in the Bible for parents who wish to see their children walk in the ways of the Lord.

Eli the priest and Samuel the priest, prophet, and judge saw what no godly parents would like to see. 

When children walk away from God, it’s the parents who bear the brunt of guilt and regrets. Egotistical pastors use them as examples of bad parenting. Self-righteous Christians gossip about them. Jealous neighbors and enemies gloat over their sadness and sorrow.