![]() Because pain, hatred and rancor is growing in their hearts. And I wish the Ukrainian war would end right now, but that’s not going to bring peace back to Ukrainians. But it is still not a complete peace, because true peace is not the absence of violence.Ī rape victim does not regain peace when the assault ends. The world offers peace when violence ends. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Peace I leave with you my peace I give you. Perhaps because of this, and because Jesus knew that violence is an endemic evil of humanity, he left us this beautiful promise recorded in chapter 14 and verse 27 of the Gospel of John: But the human heart still harbors the same yearning for evil.Īnd maybe missiles are not launched every day (now in Ukraine they are), but every day thousands of people attack their fellow human beings causing them physical or emotional harm, or both.Īnd in this context it is very easy to lose hope and faith. We have gone from the stone or the jawbone of an ass to the missile. Digital watches, cell phones, computers, GPS, and even some medical advances were initially aimed at killing more and better. ![]() It is well known that the vast majority of the advances we currently have at our disposal have their origin in military needs. Nor will it succeed, until Christ comes again. And despite social advances, no one has managed to eradicate it. The next victims are people, and, with them, the entire creation.įor nothing is more contrary to the concept of divine creation than war. In fact, it may have died a long time before. However, the truth always prevails through the clouds of bomb smoke.Īs soon as the first shot or the first explosion sounds, peace is dead. However, this is not always true.Īggressions are often justified under the pretext of defense, such as the famous “preventive wars” in the Middle East or the aggression against Ukraine. War is synonymous with casualties, and it is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth. Sometimes, however, it seems that the aggressor forgets that he or she will also have to pay a price.īut of course, whoever gives the order to start a war is usually far away from the front line. ![]() Perhaps that is why we should not be surprised that one of the most present events throughout history is war.Īn act whose only purpose is to bring pain, death and destruction to the victim. The first major recorded event, after the fall of man in Eden, was a murder. ![]() Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid (John 14:27). ![]()
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