Jesus can you take the time
To throw a drowning man a line
Peace on earth
To tell the ones who hear no sound
Whose sons are living in the ground
Peace on earth
Jesus in the song you wrote
The words are sticking in my throat
Peace on earth
Hear it every Christmas time
But hope and history wont rhyme
So whats it worth...
Peace on Earth.
If we scan the earth at this moment in time, all is not peaceful. In fact, I heard yesterday that there has already been more wars this century then in the last. Yet we still bandy "peace on earth" slogans about. In this intense article Ron Snider blows all Christian Just War ideas out of the water and articulates why he thinks Christian pacifists can bring peace about. I love his vision of 10000 trained and praying Peace Makers entering conflict zones.
Anyway, rant, rant. I'm praying this Christmas for Peace on Earth, in the hearts and minds of victims and perpetrators, in our local spaces and across the globe. I'm praying that Ron's vision will get given legs, so that Bono's desperate lyrics become history.
Peace.
1 comment:
Hey hey, love that song.
Happy Christmas to you both (and, indeed, to the whole family darnit). Hope you have a good one.
Also, I think I'm going to be new-year's resolving to hook up more with old friends. And seeing as you are pretty much as old as they get (you know what I mean), I'd love to hang out with you guys at some point in the new year.
Happy happy Christmas (again)
Glyn
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