I Just Don’t Get It (Part 1)

I received an email this morning from a friend of mine. She told me her daughter had been staying at a hotel in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Last Friday, the hotel was attacked by Al-Qaida. Luckily, my friend’s daughter, who hid in a closet with a friend for seven hours, survived.

I just don’t get it. To me war and evil are synonymous. It’s not a secret that most of all wars in our history were started by religious dissent. To me, war means extreme suffering and chaos for people who just want to live their lives in peace.

I was in Jordan last year and got to know our wonderful Muslim guide. He talked about the sadness he felt for his people who were struggling to buy food. Tourism was way down and he said it was hurting the Jordanian economy. “Americans,” he said, “don’t want to visit Jordan because of its proximity to Syria.” He was flummoxed because the people of Jordan are peaceful and he couldn’t understand why others didn’t want to see his country’s marvelous treasures (i.e., Petra, the Dead Sea, etc.). I found this out to be very true. Jordan is a beautiful country and the people are welcoming. It makes me sad and angry that evil continues to keep us in fear.

Throughout history man has used faith to propagate evil. This is not what our “gods” want. Fear and love can’t exist in the same moment. Evil relies on fear and the only way to stop this fear is to love. If we choose love we defeat evil.

Isn’t it time for love to rescue us all?

Do you get it? If so, please add your comments to this blog. Thank you.

Never Give Up — EVER!