Do not face us, O living God,
with the future of a world without justice
or a future without mercy;
in your mercy, establish justice,
and, in your justice, remember your overflowing mercy
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Michael Vasey (1946-98).
'People claiming that they ultimately ended violence with violence are either liars or stupid, or both. War will continue as long as some people think of others as their enemy. Wars begin before the first explosion and end long after physical violence ceases. Violence originates in human heads, not in explosions; therefore, it is now - as it has always been - a spiritual matter.' Timothy Radcliffe and Lukasz Popko, 'Questioning God', London, Bloomsbury Continuum, 2023, p. 64.
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