Wednesday, July 26, 2006

When will the bombing stop?

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16954495&BRD=2185&PAG=

When a news story is about a family member of a writing friend, it really hits home. Bombs falling on Lebanon--again.

Twenty years since its civil war and some semblance of tourism and prosperity had returned to Lebanon and now this happens. Innocents are hurt and scared because a bunch of terrorists have taken up camp in parts of the countryside.

My question is why do people tolerate these thugs? In the end, terrorist groups only bring death and destruction to all who have contact with them. Even if you agree with their political objectives, do you want to be associated with their campaign of senseless bloodshed?

Only one person's blood needed to be shed for the forgiveness of all. If only more people in the Middle East would call upon His name and confess their sins of aggression against their neighbors and ask and accept forgiveness. Only then will they be able to live in peace with each other.

But without Jesus on either side? There's no "winner" in sight for this centuries old conflict. The bombs will continue to fall.

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