A prayer for peace

I should clarify: free and developed nations do not go to war with each other.

There will always be evil people who do evil things like the attack in Christchurch. What's important is that we do not think things like this are getting worse. They aren't. There is less violence in the world than ever before.

Amen to the prayer.

What is getting worse is that individuals can get hold of weapons of mass destruction more easily, make their own bombs etc.

Prayers can be answered in a variety of ways, sometimes the answer seems to be no or ‘look for the answer yourself because I have already given it! ‘ Praying can focus our attention in the right direction, and apart from that we can counter prejudice and hatred whenever we encounter it. If we were taught an honest account of World history it would help to put the present into perspective and remind us that land boundaries and ownership of resources were largely imposed/taken by European countries, leaving conflict and poverty in their wake.

As our ancestors came from Africa, unless we still live there, we are all immigrants. If we go by a ‘first come’ basis, New Zealand belongs to the Maories.

Amen .

Amen to that prayer Annie
Good point baggs, that freedom to pray, no matter what the religion is so important to preserve.
Yes starbird, if we can look at history without rose tinted specs, we learn a lot about the world today.