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.
