Deliverance - Now What?

The death and burial at sea of Osama Bin Laden brings to mind an account in a history text book of a war, in which the Russians invaded the Ottoman Empire: " the Turks retaliated by hanging the Patriarch and two bishops and tipping their bodies into the Bosphorus." It seems that some things haven't changed much since then. The reactions to the latest news have varied from relief to exultation and glee.

This weekend people need to give thanks for deliverance from great evil and a multiple murderer, and to pray for future calm, peace and practical cooperation.

Michael B. Buck.