In the paper today we have articles about finding and killing Bin Laden; considered a terrorist and murderer. I will accept those as facts since evidence points that direction.
Yesterday we had a headline stating we killed Gadhafi's son and his three children; again considered by some as a terrorist. So, I understand how people would like to see them removed from power.
But this man was 29 years old, which would make his children very young and quite innocent of any crimes, yet again we celebrate. Sure, some say he was responsible for the death of many of their young so our actions were justified.
But, aren't we in danger becoming exactly what we hate? Aren't we to be more civilized? Aren't we to turn the other cheek? Don't we have personal responsibility to care about the innocent? Isn't revenge God's? Doesn't one of the ten commandments tell us thou shall not kill?
We promote ourselves as a Christian nation, but I see nothing Christian in celebrating the death of others, enemies or not. When I struggle with a moral decision I always seek in my mind, "What would Jesus do?" Somehow I don't think he would say, "Kill them with a joy in your heart."
It isn't easy to love your enemy, but to detach from our basic love of humanity makes us nothing more than poorly evolved animals. And, yes, sometimes death during such situation happens, but to have joy from that is beyond my scope of understanding. Therefore my heart is sad, and I have a grave concern for our people and what is taking place in our hearts. Without compassion, we will cease to exist as a moral or spiritual planet.
I am not saying those who commit crimes should not pay a heavy price for their actions, merely that we should not find such as sense of self satisfaction by their doing so.
I know many of you will disagree with me, but I ask you to look in your hearts and find spiritual truth of such thinking. Please send our a healing light unto the world.
PRAY FOR THE ANGEL OF PEACE TO SURROUND OUR HEARTS
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