The heinous amount of violence that has disrupted life in Orissa has shocked me to the core. It is amazing to see that the media sources which have all the time in the world to post stories on Saif and Kareena, could ignore this massive massacre for such a long time. Reports say that thousands of Christian homes have been burnt down, around 30 churches have been destroyed and many many killed, or should I say 'brutally murdered'.

"Is this not terrorism?" said an e-mail I received recently. True, this is exactly that - Terrorism.

Brothers and sisters, it shocked me to the core to see the pictures that I have received through e-mail of the burnt bodies and homes. Many children have lost the comfort of their small homes, and are eating on roads, in order to survive. Women and children have been killed.

I just want to say, in the time when our blood boils to see the situation in Orissa, let us put on Christ. In the midst of this situation, let us put on our dear Lord, and pray for those who are suffering. But let us not forget to pray for those who've committed grave sin in the eyes of our Lord.

Paul says in Romans 8, that these present sufferings are not worthy of being compared to the glory that will be revealed in us. So no matter how much these dear brothers and sisters have suffered here on earth, there are great mansions and much glory awaits them in heaven. But what about those who are instrumental in killing so many? Let us not ignore their great spiritual poverty, and let us continue to pray for them too. They certainly need deliverance more than those who already know Jesus.

God bless.