Ignoring his people’s manifold miseries caused by his misrule, Robert Mugabe managed to remain in power in Zimbabwe for forty years with the support of the military, until he was ousted in a coup in 2017. The miseries the people of Zimbabwe faced – poverty, unemployment, corruption, huge inflation, human rights abuses, and HIV/AIDS – seriously affected their mental health. They have been dogged by mental illnesses, depression and suicides for years.
One extraordinary individual, who understood the gravity of his people’s psychological burdens, decided to do something to reach out to them. Just like Jesus did.
Jesus sees ten men affected by leprosy, understands all the physical, psychological and social consequences of the dreaded disease and cures them immediately. He sees a tired, hungry crowd and tells his disciples what they should do for them. When they plead helplessness, he tells them what they could do. What he could do when combined with what they could do solves the problem. Multitudes are fed.
Holiness is following Jesus, isn’t it?
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M A Joe Antony SJ
