Ready for Anything! #2: War!

Of course, you see in the news all the war zones in the world, Israel and the Middle East, Africa, and the Ukraine.  Such a waste of people and resources!  Such death and pain!  I'm sure it's too simple, but what if we had a really strong, really united, United Nations organization which forbade war and invasion.  If two leaders of their countries tried aggression, they would be immediately stopped.  Somehow, someday, this insanity will end!

Is there any way a person could be 'ready' for war?  I seriously don't think so.  Perhaps the only preparation would be to be aware of the political situation, and if war seemed imminent, just leave as soon as possible and travel as far as you could afford.  How many of our American citizens have left war-torn countries with scarcely more than the clothes on their backs!

When I was in college the first time (1961-1963), I tutored a guy from the new Communist nation of Cuba.  I helped him with English and he helped me with Spanish.  I also learned that his family left quickly, unable to bring anything with them.  They were afraid of being killed because his parents were teachers.

One of my church friends was five years old when her family fled Yugoslavia.  The Communist rulers there were so against Christians she mentioned that it was many years before she overcame her fear of going into churches in America.

Since my Army dad was stationed in Germany after World War II, I lived there with my family for two years.  I remember the areas that were bombed: streets were cleared of rubble but there was block after block with just piles of bricks where the buildings had fallen.

When my daughter, Theresa, and I visited Israel last fall, we felt very safe due to the presence of Israeli soldiers in many places, all armed with machine guns.  How dreadful that the holy sites may be bombed now!

I hope and pray we all value our democracy and our freedoms!

Lord in heaven, You must be as tired as we are of all the senseless violence in our world, Your world.  Help us help those who are victims.  Help us keep the will to keep America strong!