Dear friend, Making Peace with
Isis.
First I want to say I do not condone what
Isis is doing. It is more than very wrong. The following is to help us
understand what created Isis, what makes people join them and to find a good
solution. Is doing the same old thing using bombs working? It seems it clearly is not bringing peace,
but mushrooming creating more deaths and hate toward the USA .
What if Isis was bombing your
town and killed your son, mother or brother? Then suppose a group formed to
fight and stop that killing. Would you join them?
Inevitably when we use drones
to kill leaders many daughters, mothers or brothers are killed or injured.
Therefore are we not encouraging relatives to join them?
Here are bombing results.
Several years ago our US
military provided health care, shelter, food, and jobs for the Iraqi
people. They did this in caring ways as a part of our military offensive.
It was successful in winning the support of the people.
Isis is caring for people
giving health care, shelter, food, and jobs for the people. Should we do
something similar to win people away from supporting Isis?
What if we said to Isis we
will stop bombing you? We want to talk to resolve our differences and to show
it, we will start dropping medical supplies, food, tents, or whatever is needed
that is not military aid. Might Isis be willing to talk if we did that?
What are your ideas?
What would Jesus do?
Pray for Isis, the US
military and for a ceasefire in the Colombian civil war.. The Colombian
government and the FARC are very close to a cease fire agreement.
Shalom,
Jim Fitz
Ps. 7/30-10/15 I will be in Colombia. Pray with me
that I find talk venues and that they be fruitful in bringing peace. Thanks
much.
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