We are aware of how war has fragmented our families, our societes, our world. In the name of God, or principle, or money, we come to do violence on other people. War has the terrible consequence of making us less human, less humane. Today, we pray for the cessation of hostilities. Today we remember the many effects of war on our people, on our brothers and sisters, on our humanity. Our humanity is the victim of our wars, the collateral damage of our violence.
1. Read current events about war — the ISIS, the War in Southern Mindanao (in the Philippines), the war in the Middle East, the war in Israel and the Ukraine. Be informed. A lot of the mistakes made right now has been due to the lack of information and the lack of inclusive history about peoples and nations.
2. Contemplate the effects of war on your country, on your society, on your family, and on you. You may find yourself very far from the front lines, but there is an effect. What is that?
3. Pray the prayer below.
We Interrupt This War
Cappy Hall Rearick
We interrupt this war for doctors to heal,
teachers to teach, and students to learn.
We interrupt this war to marvel at sunsets,
listen to music, and to laugh.
We interrupt this war for poets to rhyme, sculptors to chisel,
and writers to paint pictures with words.
We interrupt this war to plant tomatoes, mow
the grass, and to smell the roses.
We interrupt this war to feed the hungry, build
new schools, and to stamp out ignorance.
We interrupt this war to clean up the air, save
the whales and to find a cure for cancer.
We interrupt this war to rebuild New Orleans, Haiti, Leyte,
tickle babies and for world peace.
We interrupt this war for PTA meetings, band
concerts, and high school proms.
We interrupt this war for Girl Scout Cookies,
church bake sales, and the Special Olympics.
We interrupt this war for Disneyland, the
World Series, and the World Cup.
We interrupt this war for Halloween candy,
Thanksgiving Turkey, and Diwali.
We interrupt this war for Hanukkah,
the Ramadan and Christmas.
We interrupt this war to bring sons,
daughters, sisters and brothers home.
We interrupt this war to hear a message from
Our Sponsor: THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
AMEN.
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