20 days ago
Love… No matter what.
This morning when I turned on the news I felt like turning it off and crawling back into bed. Israel had bombed targeted sites in Iran raising the spectre of another round of tit-for-tat destruction. Of course, there is complex background to the story, but it is not just a story. It is real suffering of real people. My heart goes out to everyone connected to Iran in our own community and abroad.
And my “pull to covers over” reaction also has background given what has gone on lo these many months not only in Iran but in Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo. The cycles of suffering is not easy to hold gently in my heart and mind. I am sure that it is not easy for you either.
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