Today's Daily Lesson comes from John chapter 7 verses 45 through 52:
45 The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring [Jesus]?” 46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” 47 The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? 48 Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51 “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” 52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”
To listen to ones own voice of conscience,
To listen and not be silenced by fear or intimidation,
To open the throat and let your truth march out on a brave steed
Or hobble out on a donkey, or the foal of a donkey,
To stand up and go on record,
"This is not acceptable.
He deserves a hearing.
We do not try and convict without evidence or hearing.
A man is innocent until proven guilty.
This is above the Law.
This is wrong."
Thank you Nicodemus; you tried.
You tried.
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