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A PEOPLE CALLED AFRIKA

around them would also be more appropriate than the al-
tars and pulpits that are placed “away” from the worshipers.
Even more importantly, the image of the circle is a critique
of some of the ways we relate to one another, and the way
we use and exercise power in society. In most worship ser-
vices the minister stands up front and does the talking. With-
out doubt, we need images to help us develop a spirituality
of great depth which highlights that we each have something
to offer, that my education and training does not make me
a more worthwhile person than anyone else. In our search
for meaning in life and the appropriate ways of relating to
other people and the rest of creation we could perhaps re-
trieve the image of the circle to subvert and to reject pow-
er over another as an inappropriate way of relating.” (From
Dr. M J Bhengu’s Intellectual Space, with slight edits)

Keeping in mind that God, the Original Designer, does every-
thing deliberately, one really must take the time to consider the
reasons for the choices that He made, in order to reconnect one’s
heart, mind, spirit back to the original design of oneself. For to
live a life without considering or reflecting on what is around us,
leaves us bereft of a much-needed connection to our Source.
That is why man struggles so much in ‘modern’ life today.

Of the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, it is noted in
scripture that He sits ABOVE the CIRCLE of the earth. Con-
sider that God created things in circles and cycles; this means
that all things are connected to fullness and a process that re-
sults in fullness. The earth is circular; when you look out at the
horizon you notice its curvature all around you, a powerful re-
minder of God’s all-encompassing presence and strength. Cir-
cles and spheres are, by their very design the most structurally

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