To Echo Jarrett's Post
i'm saddened by the attacks in england. i love that country and that city so much. i mean i want to live there some day and i have lived there for a semester. one of the bombs (the bus bomb) went off right near where i went to school.
it is odd to me that last night i prayed for the G8 summit, and (as corny as it sounds) for there to be peace in the world. i wake up to my dad on my answering machine telling me london has been bombed. i hurt for the families of the injuried and killed and the world.
however, i was impressed by the police conference they had on cnn around 10:30 this morning. when a reporter asked if the investigation was leading towards "islamic terrorists," the police answered that those two words do not belong together. the beliefs and doctrines of islam do not permit or warrant terrorism. i'm glad that someone is standing up for this highly criticized religion.
i need people to stop wanting to hurt other people. it makes me sad beyond words. this has hit so close to home for me because of my strong feelings for london. even though i only know a small number of brits in london, i pray that they are safe.
i mean, president bush's war on terror is such a great success. it is like fighting the war on drugs...it will never end. i think i'm frustrated by his comments that we should be extra vigilant today. what the hell does that mean? what the hell does it mean that i should look for suspicious people on the subway in DC? it is DC...it is made up of suspicious people...politicians live there :)
i'm reading a book by anne lamott called "Plan B: further thoughts on faith." for those of you that are into liberal christianity, this is a really good read. part of her book is devoted to trying to make peace with the fact that george w. bush is our president. she is trying to find forgiveness for him. anyway, the point of this detour is one line in her book reads, "we are easter people living in a good friday world." we are people who wait and live for the hope, peace, and promise of the resurrection, yet our world is full of the despair and pain of the crucifixion.
i will continue to pray for our world in turmoil. however, i struggle with the fact that i feel like my prayers are useless. i need to be heard and i feel voiceless. i feel helpless and vulnerable. how can i change the way this world operates?
it is odd to me that last night i prayed for the G8 summit, and (as corny as it sounds) for there to be peace in the world. i wake up to my dad on my answering machine telling me london has been bombed. i hurt for the families of the injuried and killed and the world.
however, i was impressed by the police conference they had on cnn around 10:30 this morning. when a reporter asked if the investigation was leading towards "islamic terrorists," the police answered that those two words do not belong together. the beliefs and doctrines of islam do not permit or warrant terrorism. i'm glad that someone is standing up for this highly criticized religion.
i need people to stop wanting to hurt other people. it makes me sad beyond words. this has hit so close to home for me because of my strong feelings for london. even though i only know a small number of brits in london, i pray that they are safe.
i mean, president bush's war on terror is such a great success. it is like fighting the war on drugs...it will never end. i think i'm frustrated by his comments that we should be extra vigilant today. what the hell does that mean? what the hell does it mean that i should look for suspicious people on the subway in DC? it is DC...it is made up of suspicious people...politicians live there :)
i'm reading a book by anne lamott called "Plan B: further thoughts on faith." for those of you that are into liberal christianity, this is a really good read. part of her book is devoted to trying to make peace with the fact that george w. bush is our president. she is trying to find forgiveness for him. anyway, the point of this detour is one line in her book reads, "we are easter people living in a good friday world." we are people who wait and live for the hope, peace, and promise of the resurrection, yet our world is full of the despair and pain of the crucifixion.
i will continue to pray for our world in turmoil. however, i struggle with the fact that i feel like my prayers are useless. i need to be heard and i feel voiceless. i feel helpless and vulnerable. how can i change the way this world operates?