How many evil things are done in the name of good intentions?
A man gives his word of honor and he has a righteous and holy man beheaded just not to renege on his word. People commit themselves to some ideals and then go out and persecute those who do not agree with them. Some people take in those in need and in want only to exploit them their own benefit. And there are those who exploit the resources of the earth to such an extent that the earth is left to die.
Evil is a reality in the world we live in. But so are kindness and goodness. I believe that in our deepest cores there is only goodness and kindness. When we live our lives in the shallows, that is where all the turbulence and evil is. When I nurture and live out my deepest and truest self, I let out all the goodness and kindness I am capable of. In prayer, I keep in touch, nurture and listen to the deepest part of me. For it is there that I meet my God.
“Lord, meet me in my prayer that I may live a righteous and holy life like John the Baptist.”
The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request,
“I want you to give me at once on a platter
the head of John the Baptist.”
The king was deeply distressed,
but because of his oaths and the guests
he did not wish to break his word to her.
So he promptly dispatched an executioner
with orders to bring back his head.
He went off and beheaded him in the prison.
He brought in the head on a platter
and gave it to the girl.
The girl in turn gave it to her mother.
Mark 6:14-29