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THE YEAR of REPENTANCE There Is No Institution Or Organization Issue 27, Oct 29th, 2020 Publisher : India Mission Coordination Committee JUBILEE: THE YEAR OF REPENTANCE By Rev. Dr. Wati Longchar, Associate Missionary for Theological Education in East Asia, American Baptist International Ministries There is no institution or organization that does not celebrate the Jubilee Year – 25 years, 50 years, 75 years, 100 years, etc. The Jubilee is the biggest event all over the world. We spend several years and months planning for jubilee celebration and every individual are willing to contribute generously for the success of the event, but we often forget that it is a year of repentance – to say sorry to God’s creation, to our fellow neighbors and loved ones; it is a year of confessing our transgressions. The Bible speaks of the `Sabbath’ and the `Year of Jubilee’, but always in relation to repentance – without repentance, there is no meaning of jubilee; without repentance, there is not justice. “Repentance” is turning to God to do God’s will. It is saying sorry to our past misdeeds both individually and collectively for the sake of justice to all. Repentance is thus a perquisite for restoration of justice which includes ecological, economic, social and political life. When there is genuine repentance and forgiveness, there is new life and a new relationship emerges. For the people of Israel, the Jubilee celebration is not just an event or celebration on a particular day or two, but it extends year-round. It is a year of celebration for freedom. Jubilee is thus an important occasion for us: To introspect our relationship with nature and fellow human beings; To repent from our selfishness; To rectify our failures and weaknesses; and To affirm – reach new heights, achieve new goals collectively towards a new future. Repentance against Ecological injustice: The land, the river and forest have been the home of all living beings. Humans are not the only species; we share this earth with 80 million other species. But humans assume that the whole earth belongs to them only. They misuse and rape the earth and its resources to meet the growing demand of consumerism. Forest and fishing resources are depleted for quick profits. Mining companies rape the earth’s resources oblivious to human persons, environmental and social costs. The air and the water around us are all polluted. In March 2019, it is reported that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 412 parts per million (0.0412%). Before industrialization, the concentration was 280 parts per million (0.0280%) only. This is an increase of 47%. Based on the 2000 rate of carbon emission, it is projected that the earth will hit the tipping point in 2048. In Delhi, an oxygen bar named “Oxy Pure” offers 15 minutes of 80-90 percent pure oxygen for Rs. 299 and within a few months since its setup, an additional 7 outlets have opened. While the rich can buy oxygen, pollution of air means death for the poor. Excessive development work motivated by insatiable human greed and consumerism has put the whole of creation at risk. The whole planet is at threat and we need repentance from the unmindful extractive and destructive industries. Ecological justice cannot be attained without repentance on the part of human creatures. The land needs to be given rest – nobody should cultivate during the jubilee year and the animals that work in the field should also be given rest. We must stop exploitation and repent from our selfishness! In our modern context, it is not possible to 1 live without work and cultivation. Migrant workers, daily wagers and farmers will die of hunger. The ‘land and animal must be given rest’ implies that we should have a limit of our wants and desires. Endless exploitation of the earth’s resources is sin – an insatiable desire to have more and more is sin. It is not sustainable. The earth cannot sustain our lavish life-style. Hence, the Bible demands that human beings should repent and restrain ourselves from over-exploitation and misuse of God’s resources; an endeavour for a sustainable way of life should become our spirituality. We should repent to care and protect all God’s creatures – every creature and every plant are very precious and unique in their own way. They are all God’s creation and must be given care, protection and preservation. The future of the planet earth is in the hands of all humanity; it depends on human lifestyle, attitude and interrelationship. Today the whole of God’s creation is crying and human beings must sincerely repent from greed. Without repentance and accomplishing justice to God’s entire creation, human beings cannot attain liberation and salvation. Jubilee demands repentance and a new attitude of life towards God’s creation – an attitude of love, care and respect. Repentance from Economic exploitation: During the Jubilee year, the debt must be paid and forgiveness be requested. A person without adequate food cannot experience the presence of God. It is estimated that 3% of the global population hold 25% of the wealth. It is totally an unjust economic relation. It is said that the Americans eat 815 billion calories of food each day – that’s roughly 200 billion more than needed – enough to feed 80 million people. Americans throw out 200,000 tons of edible food daily while more than 20 million people around the world do not have enough to eat. An unethical lifestyle. The UN Gen. Secretary- General António Guterres is right when he said that “It is unacceptable that hunger is on the rise at a time when the world wastes more than one billion tons of food every year”. The wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by $900 bn last year while the wealth of the poorest half of humanity, 3.8 billion people, fell by 11%. The gap between the rich and poor is widening because of an unjust economic system. Monopolization of production and unjust distribution of resources lead to marginalization, e.g. 50% of arable land in Madagascar (around 3.2 million hectares) is owned by Dawoo Logistic of South Korea. 80% of global trade is controlled by 147 global corporations, of which 95% of shares are owned by 4 investment banks. Without genuine repentance on the part of the rich, it is not possible to celebrate jubilee on an empty stomach. During the Jubilee year, the land and properties must be returned to the original owners. It means we must repent for the crimes we have committed against the poor and stop exploitation. Nobody should be cheated, oppressed and manipulated for another person’s selfish interest. Jubilee demands sharing but not accumulation. An Indonesian folktale goes like this: “Once there was a bird with two heads. One neck was long, the other one was very short. The long neck-head could reach everything and would enjoy all kinds of fruits – apples, oranges, mangos. The second head had a very short neck so it had difficulty in reaching the fruits and food. The short neck-head could only see the oranges and apples, but could not reach them. The short neck-head said, `Give me a few apples and oranges. I am very hungry. I do not want to go hungry. Please, give me some food’. But the long neck-head answered: `No! All of the oranges and apples are mine. I am blessed that I have a long neck. It is your own fault and luck that you have a short neck. Why don't you pray for a long neck like me? All the oranges and apples are mine, not yours.’ Hearing this unkind words and attitude, the short-neck head felt very sad, insulted and cried. Being very hungry, the short- neck head scraped the ground for food and ate the poisonous tuber from the ground. Consequently, the whole body of the bird got poisoned and the bird died.” About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger related causes; one person dies every four seconds because the rich people are not willing to share. The whole of humanity is like one body. The world is divided into ‘haves’ and ‘have not’ and the rich are never satisfied. There are some nations and some people within a nation where they have immense advantage to manipulate and accumulate wealth at the expense of others. Some have too much to eat, while others do not have anything except to beg on the streets. When the poor nations or poor people ask for help, the rich nations and people simply say “it is because of your own fault”. The Jubilee demands for a “life of sharing” and economic justice to the poor. Without repentance and striving for justice for the poor, the whole world will suffer and meet a similar fate just like that of the two neck-bird in the folktale. The Jubilee demands us to work and raise prophetic voices against injustice and exploitation of the poor people. Repentance from Social Exclusion: There are different layers of oppressive structures that exclude people. While many people in the ‘margins’ are excluded and forced to live outside of the power structure, there are some people within 2 the ‘centre’ who appropriate maximum benefit out of the system. The domineering power structure excludes the ‘other’ to marginality and is nurtured by the wrong value system. For example; a) Anthropocentrism categorizes other segments of God’s creation as mere object to be exploited and abused; b) Androcentrism identifies women as meek, inferior, and weak, and excludes them from leadership roles in the church and society; c) Racism excludes black, people of colour and indigenous people and considers them as inferior, incapable, ugly, lazy, unintelligent and less valuable by affirming the white superiority; d) Asteism excludes dalit, adivasi and other backward classes from the power structure affirming the superiority of Brahmin and other high castes; e) Ableism excludes persons with disabilities from the mainstream society affirming perfectionist and abled construct ideology and society; f) Heterosexism excludes LGBTIQ+ from the mainstream society affirming that the heterosexual alone is divine creation and the ‘other’ is abnormal and psychologically sick.
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