February, 2019

As I listened to President Trump’s State of the Union Address, what jumped out at me was the number of issues dealing with human conflict. He spoke of the troops in the Middle East. Tension with North Korea was addressed. “Heroes” from previous wars our country has been involved in were recognized. War seems to be engrained in our existence. How sad this is. If the “Great Commandment” Jesus offered were only put into practice worldwide what a different climate we would find ourselves in. To love God and love our neighbor as our self sounds so simplistic, yet realistically it presents an ever-present challenge. It is the only solution, but it takes a change of heart from world leaders. Characteristics like ego, pride and power need to take a back seat. We can only pray and hope that someday this will come true.