A Servant Leans on His Master

A Servant Leans on His Master
Psalm 86

The media report that two days ago Christians in Egypt undertook a demonstration related to obstacles put in the way of building a church. The demonstration then became an expression of dissatisfaction with military rule in Egypt, so Muslims joined with Christians in the demonstrations. The police and the army attempted to dispel the demonstrators; things became violent; military vehicles drove into the demonstrators; and more than twenty people were crushed or shot to death. A priest protested that it amounted to persecution of Christians, but Muslims also described it as a betrayal of the political revolution that Egypt had seen earlier in the year. Today’s front page shows a picture of a woman mourning over a relative’s coffin...