Tragically too many more will die today in a descending spiral.
Women, men, children, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters.
Bullets, bombs and bowls bereft of food will be among the weapons used.
Political and religious violence will kill them.
Fuelled by hatred, ignorance, fear, discrimination, bigotry, misunderstanding, attention-seeking and extremism.
Most of the victims will be ordinary people. We will have never heard of them. We never will. Yet their families will grieve and weep.
Some will be sainted and celebritised by their side, which will only add more fuel to the fire, and deepen the divides and pains.
For as MLKJnr wrote, “hate begets hate, violence begets violence.” And “the ultimate weakness of violence is that it’s a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence,”
Hate cannot drive out hate. It never has. It never will. Only love can do that!
I know I need to pray again today: “Lord examine my heart.”
“Yes, Lord, search my heart …. and Lord have mercy!”
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