The second candle of Advent anticipates peace. Through the years, the candle has called me to re-frame my thinking about many places, such as Vietnam, Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Ukraine.
The plan to begin a framework for peace is the mirror and in our immediate presence. Nick Saban, in this 2-minute video, describes an operational framework suitable for a church, family or any group.
In the “beatitudes,” Jesus offered an alternative to the empire’s way of thinking. Today, America is the world’s greatest empire. The world’s eyes and history’s eyes are on us and our Emperor President.
The administration’s new national security strategy radically reframes how America interfaces with the world. Critical issues raised about this framework, described here, call for our best thinking.
From “A Framework For Peace,” by Danny Kleschick, Nonviolence NY, September 28, 2017.
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