Are we still fighting wars? How come?
These months (especially at Christmas) are the season of peace. Yes, we sing and pray for peace. The gospels for Christmas, January 1, and Epiphany (January 6) move us in this direction. This is a timely message given the fact that even with President Obama's promise of troop withdrawal by Christmas we remain in the longest war (in Iraq) America has fought in history. We are engaged now in two more -- in Afghanistan and Libya. These wars hardly affect us, unless you serve a blue-collar congregation, at or near a military base, or a predominantly black or Hispanic congregation.