Who are we waiting for?

This morning I was reading the account of Jesus of Nazareth and the pharisees. For those that do not know this particular account, Jesus attracted a lot of people and was against the hypocrisy of the pharisees.

The pharisees tried many things to get a reason to kill Him (In the new Testament in the Bible you will find many of these accounts). Eventually they killed Him without finding anything against him. The work of Jesus threatened the very existence of the pharisees. They were scared that they will lose their status, money and power.

It was then that I realized the politics of the time and one can draw the same parallels in a post-apartheid South Africa. In a post-apartheid South Africa we have become so oblivious to the corruption and the incompetence of the ANC that we do not care to speak out and those that dare to speak out are sidelined and labeled as 'anti-revolutionary' or 'agents'.

Those that dare to speak out are not regarded as fit to lead or incompetent to govern. When 'Arch' Tutu spoke out last week, we all jump and sing praises because here is someone that are going slay the evil beast. But unfortunately, the man is to old to continue the liberation struggle.

My question is simple! For who are we waiting for?

13 October 2011