It’s 11^th November. What am I remembering today?

I remember …

• The sacrifice of countless men and women in two world wars and many other conflicts since …
• Those who were physically, spiritually or mentally scarred by war, though not directly involved in it …
• Those who, through war, lost their homes, their livelihoods, their future and their hope …

I remember too …

• That there is more conflict in the world now than at any time in history …
• That the lives of countless men and women are still being sacrificed in war …
• That many are still being scarred physically, spiritually or mentally by war, though not directly involved in it …
• That many, through war, are still losing their homes, their livelihoods, their future and their hope …
• That the search for lasting peace with justice often seems hopeless …

Then I remember …

• The God of love who intends all God’s children to have fullness of life …
• That remembrance is itself a challenge to live in such a way that God’s dream is brought a little nearer …

I remember …