Moved By Light

Today I worshiped with the Urak Lawoi’, “People of The Sea.” This old Thai tribe has been pushed off its land and walled off from their livelihood, the sea. A rich Thai landowner tricked them of their property rights. Even still, the wall by the sea is illegal.

We taught them Siyahamba in their own language. It goes like this:

“Kita jalat de’ saya na’ Tuhat.”

And it means, “We are walking in the light of God.”

It’s a Zulu song of faith and resistance we sing in my own church, Trinity Reformed. It’s never seemed more fitting.