Tomorrow Died Yesterday

by Chimeka Garricks

I lowered my hands. “I understand your point of view. In this country, we fast, pray, go to church and talk a lot about God, but we also hate, lie, steal, cheat and are immoral. We are the most religious people, yet we’re also the most corrupt people. This kind of hypocrisy has made you and many people disillusioned. But someday, I hope you will come to understand that it is unfair, and frankly, absurd, to judge God by the antics of many Nigerians. I pray you also come to know that you can’t identify Christians by just their words. Words are cheap and easy, but it is the actions that count. These were lessons I learned the hard way, and it almost cost me my faith.”