Before this reflection, let us remember the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9, NIV) Today, we honour the lives lost in conflict. We wear the poppy, some white, some red, but we all pray for peace. Our faith calls us to seek the Kingdom of God, a place where war cannot exist. We must listen to those who saw the horrors. Wilfred Owen spoke against the great lie of war, condemning: "The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est / Pro patria mori ." Harry Patch confirmed the grim truth: "War is organized murder, and nothing else." Even those who commanded felt despair; General William Tecumseh Sherman said: "I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell." Our Christian faith demands that we stop excusing war. As C.H. Spurgeon taught: "I wish that Christian men would insist more and mor...
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