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he says to his henchmen: “Arrest this man.” They jump and arrest this man
and put Him into jail. In the night the Great Inquisitor visits the stranger
in his cell and he says: “Look, I know who You are, troublemaker. It took
us one thousand and five hundred years to straighten out the troubles you
have sown. You know very well that people can't make decisions by them-
selves. You know very well people can't be free.
We
have to make their deci-
sions.
We
tell them who they are to be. You know that very well. Therefore,
I shall burn You at the stakes tomorrow.” The stranger stands up, embraces
the Great Inquisitor and kisses him. The Great Inquisitor walks out, but, as
he leaves the cell, he does not close the door, and the stranger disappears
in the darkness of the night.
Let us remember this story when we meet those troublemakers, and let
“Let there be vision: and there was light.”
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