WAR

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I think Reinhold Niebur and Dietrich Bonhoffer would answer it by reminding us that as long as we breathe we do not live in the Kingdom of God.  What Jesus would do, is not something mankind can do.  We make an idol of ourselves to think otherwise.  Jesus sees the acts of terrorists and the government that calls nations to battle against them; he seeS the protester who condemns a war and the soldier who kills in it; and He weeps for the creatures He died to redeem.  And then if we are contrite, He forgives us our sins.  (John McCain  Hard Call pg 338,339)

Scripture

I call on the Lord in my distress,

and he answers me.

save me, Lord,

from lying lips

and from deceitful tongues.

What will he do to you,

and what more besides,

you deceitful tongue?

He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,

with burning coals of the broom bush.

woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Too long have I lived

among those who hate peace.

 I am for peace;

but when I speak, they are for war.  Psalms 120

Song

Bloody Sunday U2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFM7Ty1EEvs

Yes...

I can't believe the news today

Oh, I can't close my eyes

And make it go away

How long...

How long must we sing this song

How long, how long...

'cause tonight...we can be as one

Tonight...

Broken bottles under children's feet

Bodies strewn across the dead end street

But I won't heed the battle call

It puts my back up

Puts my back up against the wall

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

And the battle's just begun

There's many lost, but tell me who has won

The trench is dug within our hearts

And mothers, children, brothers, sisters

Torn apart

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

How long...

How long must we sing this song

How long, how long...

'cause tonight...we can be as one

Tonight...tonight...

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Wipe the tears from your eyes

Wipe your tears away

Oh, wipe your tears away

Oh, wipe your tears away

(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes

(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

And it's true we are immune

When fact is fiction and TV reality

And today the millions cry

We eat and drink while tomorrow they die

(Sunday, Bloody Sunday)

The real battle just begun

To claim the victory Jesus won

On...

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday...

Sentence Prayer

Prince of Peace

Bring your peace upon your creation finally!

May the Lion and Lamb to lie down together!

God have mercy on us that wage war.  Amen!