Peace is possible

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower34th president of US 1953-1961 (1890 - 1969)

Time is a fleeting thing and as it appears so is the reality of a peaceful solution to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are so many places that are engaged in such violent actions. When will it all end? What can we do to put a stop to this ridiculous waste of human resources?

Greater minds then mine have asked these questions and few answers have been found. There is a deep relationship to these questions and the way we approach the concept of evil in the world, I believe.

These and the associated ideals transcend religion and politics. There is a deep fear of facing this quest for most of us. It is a looming presence, evil that is, and it is the thing we seem to feel we have no control over. These are complicated times and the web of greed, stretches into all aspects of our lives.

This week the US President will be giving his “State of the Union” address, I doubt that there will be any great revolution shared, more of the same misguided rhetoric towards the war abroad and at home.

Pray for positive out comes, regardless of your religion. If you have no religious beliefs then hold on to positive energy and thoughts. Join those in the March on Washington

January 27, 2007: March on Washington to End Iraq War
Join fellow members of the Church of the Brethren on January 27th along with thousands of others from across the United States to send a message to Congress and the current administration that now is the time to act. Now is the time to withdrawal our troops from Iraq. In the November 7th elections Americans made clear to Congress that they want change when it comes to Iraq. On January 27th, Americans will take action to call Congress into accountability by demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
Church of the Brethren Members and Friends are invited to meet at the Washington City Church of the Brethren, home of the Brethren Witness/Washington Office, (337 North Carolina Ave. SE) at 10:00 am to gather for the March. At 11:00 we will assemble at the Mall to organize with all march participants. The march kicks off at 1:00. Please join Brethren Witness/Washington Office on January 27, 2007 for the March on Washington. For more information please contact Brethren Witness/Washington Office or go to http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
"The Church of the Brethren has called on its members to pray and give witness to the sin of violence, and has petitioned the federal government of the United States, the United Nations, and other nations and groups to seek peace by taking action to bring troops home from Iraq."
--Annual Conferece 2006 Iraq Resolution quoted by Stan Noffsinger, General Secretary of the Church of the Brethren General Board