The cross today
Tonight I went to hear Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence speak about her recent experiences in Afghanistan. She tells stories that illustrate the horrors of this war. It is always hard to hear Kathy Kelly talk about the suffering and the obscenity of these endless wars because we realize the wars are our responsibility. We provide the money for war and the teaching of war that make these immoral and unjust wars possible.
Today is tax day when we give the government the billions it takes to operate wars. This Friday, Good Friday we will march from the Federal building, the symbol of war spending, to the campus of Marquette University, the military officer training base for the region. We will making the Stations of the Cross, a Christian ritual remembering the way of the cross and crucifixion of Jesus.
The cross is an ultimate symbol of Nonviolence, the death that must be suffered to bring new life.
Sunday, yesterday, I planted tomato and eggplant seeds in flats in the sun room. This recent cold weather worries me that the seeds will be slow to germinate. However, when the seeds grow into plants we can see the fruit of our labor.
However, making connection between our tax money being use for war, our teaching war at our universities with the killing and suffering of war in Afghanistan is difficult to make. People can hear about the tragedy of the war but do not want to make the connection with their daily lives. Hopefully the Stations of the Cross will make the connection. The seed that dies will rise. The Nonviolent cross will reign
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