Honest to God: A time for war?

Honest to God: A time for war?

Journal entry: Pearl Harbor Day 2017

It is a beautiful day for a walk along the Promenade in Lynn today. 

Mindfulness for me means our ongoing Conversation

I and Thou.

We speak together Honest to God

Openly, honestly, and candidly

In so doing we we open our hearts to one another.

There is Peace between us.

This is how You commanded us to be

With one another and with our enemies on Earth

You said; "Love one another"

Would that we could so walk together.

But we refuse

   Republican and Democrat

   Conservative and Liberal

   Evangelical and Progressive

   Extremist and Centrist

   Israeli and Palestinian

   The two Koreas

There are so many more.

We find ourselves as we often do in history

On the edge of warfare.

Name calling, stopping our ears; we will not listen.

You said;

"Come let us reason together". (Isaiah 1:18)

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it, how often how often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings." (Matthew 23:37)

"Love one another".  (John 13:34)

And then You died trying.

The violence within won and died and then 

You rose again from this death.

The time is short;

Make us love what You Command.

Amen.

Fr Paul