| This past week, I saw something very interesting in the | | | | of dealing with injustice, by loving our enemies and |
| news. A group of Palestinians were dressed up as | | | | turning the other cheek (which contrary to popular |
| Avatars to non-violently protest a wall the Israeli | | | | opinion does not mean to simply cower down and let |
| government is planning to put up in their territory. | | | | injustice win, but rather stand up in a non-violent way |
| Ironically, it worked and Israel adapted their plans and | | | | to the hand of injustice and oppression). |
| changed the location of the wall. | | | | I pray that we learn to evolve beyond the same old |
| This creativity is something that should be applauded. | | | | means of violence, revenge, war, and escalating |
| We have to find a new way to deal with the issues of | | | | attacks. We only have to look at the 20th century to |
| discrimination and injustice, rather than the same old | | | | see where escalating violence and war leads to. As |
| tactics of war, violence, and fear. Peacemaking not | | | | we progress technologically, lets also take a time to |
| only takes patience and dedication, it also takes | | | | evolve and progress as a world community. There will |
| creativity and imagination. Gandhi and Dr. King are | | | | be injustice, but if we can learn to confront that with a |
| great examples of this. Their work not only took great | | | | creative and peaceful, yet firm spirit, something |
| courage, but it also took the ability to see problems | | | | beautiful can happen. This is a lesson the Palestinian |
| and solutions in completely different and radical ways. | | | | people, Israeli government, and the entire world |
| Jesus was the one who taught us this creative way | | | | community need to start practicing. |