I love history. The study of where we have been captivates my imagination.

I watched a series on Netflix called 3 Body Problem. It is a rare event in current science fiction flicks in that it is based on what we earthlings will do if we are threatened by a species from another planet and we know that they will not arrive on Earth for 400 years.

We seem to have difficulty knowing what to do and the best course of action for human interaction events that are repeating themselves and have been well documented in history.

Some Christians have lost their way and we have in every home a Bible that describes Christ’s message of love and acceptance. Jesus did not wrap himself in the American flag the flag of Israel or any country’s flag. This is what the church calls Holy Week and the story of this week’s events is compelling. Christ rode on a donkey through Jerusalem’s streets, and the adoring crowd cast palm leaves in front of him and hailed him as a King. A few days later they called for his crucifixion. Jesus was not a Christian/Nationalist.

Next is what we are looking for. Continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results is a prescription for disaster. I have endeavored all my life to see beyond my nose. How do my actions affect others? Why is my way supposedly better? How do others perceive me?

Is it right and is God pleased that we kill untold men women and children to avenge an injustice that has been wrought upon us? Is famine just for people who were not involved in the injustice…but have the misfortune of living in the same area as the perpetrators?

Revenge is what we seek. God will kill our enemies we think. Our cause will be vindicated…we say…

Perhaps another world is coming and scratching their heads…knowing that we will be easy prey…

Shall we look to the Sad-Eyed Messiah who brought a message of love and acceptance and was met with hate and rejection…