Per the conservative Canadian Post, Bhutto was "... a powerful secular politician who, despite a reputation for corruption, remained a symbol of modernity and democracy."Her murderers have made her a most courageous martyr, which may in the end prove to be a worse fate for them that had she won the election. However, in the meantime, the country is near to civil war over this incident.
In the Wall Street Journal, "Unrest wracked the world's most unstable nuclear power, as slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest and questions remained about her killers."
Pakistan has been the center of travel and thus the blending and conflict of cultures for ages. The majority religion in Pakistan is Islam, and it is the second largest Muslim nation in the world. However, the primary religion was Buddhism centuries ago, when this country was part of India and this region was along the Silk Road from the Middle East to China.
Our prayers tonight are for the people of Pakistan.
"The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)
"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest." Isaiah 11:6-8 (NIV)
May there be
- the hope and peace and wisdom of Christ in the homes of people in Pakistan.
- open hearts that they may, person by person, learn the love and grace of Christ, to forgive and know that hate has no future for their children and their country.
