Bank accounts need miracles, too

MAYBE I have become unreasonably sceptical and lack intuition after reading The Psychic Tourist: A voyage into the curious world of predicting the future, by William Little.

I was perplexed and shocked after I found out that Prophet Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng (Incredible Happenings Ministry) is being credited for the recent much-needed rainfall.

It is alleged and believed that the “miracle” downfall was a few days after Mboro was approached by the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality for prayers. Minister of Water Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane and the mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung, Vusi Tshabalala, also played to the gallery and fuelled these mysterious beliefs. A thanksgiving ceremony has been organised to honour Motsoeneng and Mokonyane (I hope not from public funds) for their contribution.

We cannot continue to accept (miracles) without questioning the credibility of these claims, which have the danger of seeing the masses being exploited for financial gain by these advent miracle-capable, psychic pastors who seem to gain traction especially among the poor.

I have yet to hear about a person miraculously cured of HIV-Aids or grow back an amputated limb.

While we await miracles on our continent, which is plagued by poverty, underdevelopment, disease and is still reeling from the evils of colonialism and oppression, wouldn’t it be ideal for these pastors to perform miracles on their personal bank accounts? Then they could relieve their congregants of the burden of funding their lavish lifestyles? Gallor Manor, Sandton