Monday, 13 July 2020

Bleeding Trees

Tree lined road
Photo by Craig Adderley from Pexels

There is this lane that leads to my office in Abuja. It is serene, with a canopy of trees from the sidewalks and road divider joining together to cover the road. It is beautiful, but beyond that, it gives me so much pleasure – and dare I say, calmness – whenever I pass the road. To see those trees shading the streets and pavements, and knowing they provide succor to people, animals, birds, and other living organisms, just fills my lungs with goodness…or just clean oxygen.

Monday, 6 July 2020

Nehemiah's Wall

Plastic littering a beach
Photo by Olia Nayda on Unsplash


For some reason, Nehemiah’s Wall – a biblical story where the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes embarked on the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls – has been hovering in the recesses of my mind. The story may not readily come to mind, so for those who do not read the Bible, it would be great to read the book of Nehemiah.