An effigy of President George W. Bush is pulled down in Trafalgar Square, London, as part of a large protest over his state visit November 20, 2003. The protestors were mimicking the pulling down of a Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad by U.S. troops during the war on Iraq. Photo by David Bebber/Reuters
A photo like this causes mixed emotions. The one good part of the war in Iraq is that Saddam Hussein is no longer a threat to his people. Can George W. Bush be honestly compared with a man who gassed his own people? The obvious answer is no. Protesters in London and elsewhere remind us though that America’s foreign policy in 2003 is seen as aggressive and a danger to world peace. I don’t disagree with that.
Since today war is still raging in Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Israel, and Palestine it is right to offer prayers for peace.
Christian Prayer for PeaceBlessed are the peacemakers
for they shall be known as
the Children of God.
But I say to you that hear,
love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you,
pray for those who abuse you.
To those that strike you on the cheek,
offer the other one also,
and from those who take away your cloak,
do not withhold your coat as well.
Give to everyone who begs from you,
and of those who take away your goods,
do not ask for them again.
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
