Is anyone else saddened by the jubilation that erupted in our country about the death of Osama Bin Laden?
Any loss of lives is something to grieve. The terrorist actions on 9/11 killed many innocent people, and that is a source of grief for all of us. But I have also grieved over a U. S. response that resulted in even more loss of lives--among our young people who have died as soldiers, among children, women and men living in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I cannot rejoice in anyone's death, not even the death of a killer. I recall the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
"Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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