Scotland’s MSPs told how nation can thrive

The Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland has told parliamentarians that a renewed focus on “the words of Jesus” can once again make Scotland “thrive” in an address to the Scottish Parliament.

Speaking during the parliament’s “Time for Reflection”, Alasdair Macleod reminded MSPs that many of the nation’s key institutions have been “shaped by those who had a living relationship with Jesus”, whose impact is unlike any other historical figure.

He also considered Jesus’ “unique insight”, which made clear that humanity’s problem is “internal”, reflecting that “a sole focus on externals [such as economics, education and environmentalism], all of which have their place, that ignores the internal and the eternal, won’t prosper.”