There was a news that the injection of water to the nuclear power plant unit 3 was successful, and the project to connect electricity from outside to start the cooling system of the power plants was also proceeded. One of the members of this team is a Christian, who is a member of the Fukushima First Baptist Church. The operation in dangerous places is continuing, so we must keep praying.
"Anpanman March" is a Japanese children's song, which sings that "our hero Anpanman struggle against the enemy, no matter who s/he is. What Jesus wanted to say today is that "never confuse opponents with friends, friends with opponents." We are living in a system which victimizes someone, while nobody is taking responsibility. This is the reality of our civilization, which is obsessed by the evil spirit.
The operation in the dangerous place is continuing. Let's take this incidence as a chance to change our civilization, so that the evil spirit would never come back. The words of Jesus are inviting us to become adults, our society to grow, and to create a new society in which everybody acts and behave responsibly, and nobody is victimized.
(Summary of the sermon on 20 March, at Sado Church, United Church of Christ in Japan)
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