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We cannot tell the weeds from the wheat in our leaders simply by looking at their party affiliations or tribal roots. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
I read a story of a man who was shot years ago. The bullet is still lodged in his head after doctors judged it too dangerous to be removed. The surgical process would jeopardise his life. He will live longer and better if the foreign object is left in his body. This story echoes the wisdom of Jesus in the parable of the mixed farm. Let the weeds stay for the sake of the crop. The weeds will not be removed, but the crop will not be moved.
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