I watched Hearts & Minds this week and I was sick to my stomach.
I just had the pleasure of leading a delegation of politicians, community leaders, church folk and business people to Washington DC - center of the free world.
What an uplifting experience....we enjoyed inspirational speeches from President Obama, former PM Tony Blair, etc, etc, etc......and then came home to Noel Thompson and crew...which brought us down to earth with a CRASH!!
ENOUGH, ENOUGH, ENOUGH I say.
Why do our politicians feel they have to expend all their energy in point scoring and knocking one another? We are in times of crisis and need clarity and direction, not bickering and division. I am not naive and don't expect unity on all matters. Indeed I am aware of the fundamental divisions in the United States....but at least they are unified that action is imperative.
I have spent recent days with people from Gaza and Columbia and other war torn zones, all grasping for hope in our story. I could cry when I watch Noel's programme. I told them, we have peace but we don't have reconciliation.
We have got to redouble our efforts to deliver reconciliation and to start to focus on what we agree on. I pray we will learn from the simple teachings on Jesus and learn to love each other and our neighbours.
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