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Christian Peacemaking Images and Reflections Note: The photographs on this page were taken by Jim McGinnis and the images are used as part of:
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Jesus Weeps
Jesus’ words, as he wept over
Jerusalem, are more compelling today than ever: "If this day you only knew the
ways that make for peace..." (Luke 19:42). Surely Jesus
weeps today as he did then. He weeps over Littleton, CO;
over Jonesboro, AR; over Pearl, MS; over Paducah, KY; over Springfield, OR; and
every other school and playground where children are killed, especially by other
children. And Jesus weeps over Oklahoma City,
memorialized in granite, as he weeps over every other community and country
where people are killing people. He wept over the
violence at the World Trade Center towers and the violence in Afghanistan.
And Jesus continues to weep over his beloved city of Jerusalem
and throughout his "Holy Land." Today, Jesus needs more than our own tears of
mourning. He needs us to teach and live the ways that
make for peace. These ways that make for peace have been
articulated in a unique way in the Pledge of Nonviolence.
In the face of escalating violence, the Pledge of Nonviolence offers
individuals, schools, youth groups, families, and faith communities a way of
living each day nonviolently.
"In the face of escalating
violence, escalate love."
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