He Wonders!

While he was just a small village boy, Ndube served as an errand boy to the chief priest of his village.....he watched (and helped receive the items) as various villagers who sought the services of the chief priest came with various items such as brooms, padlocks, eggs, handkerchiefs, sand, etc to either appease the deity or to give as a token to the CP.....

.....after a couple of years, Ndube the village boy became a city boy in the crazily amazing city of Lagos because, a relative of his brought him along after a visitation to the village to come learn a trade.....

.....six years rolled by, and Ndube found himself drawn to a Church within his neighbourhood. He first was a sunday-sunday attendee, but later became a devoted worker (just like he was at the village shrine) after he gave His life to Christ....

....the Church once had a programme and members were to bring items to church, the kind he usually helped the chief priest (CP) at the shrine to receive (padlocks, brooms, sand, etc)....

.....as all manner of prayers were going on, Ndube's mind drifted, and he was asking himself several questions:

»How come 'mpintu', the deity of the village shrine, & the God of the Bible require the same items from their worshippers for requests to be granted?

»Is it that superstition and faith have a spiritual connection?

»Could it be that the pastor of his church and the members all have a history of a deity in their villages which their minds are so attached to that they need these items to hold on to before they are confident of God hearing their prayers?

»But pastor said "at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow", so why is the name of Jesus alone not enough?

»Or is it that I'm letting my mind drift too far away?

.......Ndube wonders!

**From my collection of short stories & inspiring thoughts**

Mayple (c) 2012