Living

Why do you seek the living among the dead? 

Luke 24:5

The Living Christ has a lot more to offer Japan in 2023 & beyond than the deceased former PM Mr Abe. The Bible says better a live dog than a dead 🦁 lion. Jesus is the Lion of Judah & He is eternally alive. Better a live lion than a dead dog. I know I alienate Japanese nationalists with this kind of language, but Abe loved Japan in entirely the wrong way. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, the great lexicographer Sam Johnson said. It is not wrong to love the land of your birth, but "my country, right or wrong", is wrong. Every country sins, because every person sins. Pretending otherwise won't lead to a better tomorrow. Japan 🗾 needs to build bridges with its neighbors, Korea, China & Russia. Especially Russia right now. The only country bordering Japan than actually has good relations with it is Taiwan. Why is that? It is easy to blame Russia, or China or Korea but maybe, just maybe, part of the problem starts closer to home.