Christian Reflection and Prayer

War is always ugly. The loss of innocent lives is never
easy to swallow. And yet, as tanks open fire on the
humble homes of the Gazan poor and rockets rain
down on a terrified Israeli populace we are compelled
to ask, “How do we keep coming back to this profane
and violent place called war?” Why do we consistently
and continually fail to understand the simple principles
of our own faith and the faiths of those who profess a
belief in God?

These simple faith principles speak of a command to
love one another and to have a deep and abiding respect
for all life – especially innocent life. Then, why do we fail
to love justice, peace, and mercy as God commands and
seem so determined to visit such violence and destruction
on our world and on one another?

I think it is absolutely time to practice what we preach.
We call ourselves "People of Faith".  If this is true then
whether Muslim, Jew, or Christian, we must love justice,
peace, and mercy as God commands and stop this
violence and destruction of war.

PEOPLE OF FAITH UNITE AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER!

Prayer:

Oh Lord my God, may I love justice, peace and mercy,
as you commanded, may I take an active role everyday
in stopping the violence and destruction of war. In the
name of my God, Jesus Christ.  Amen