“It took a war to shatter the singular lens of Us Versus Them. It took meeting the people I've been told were my enemy in order to value those I've been told were my enemy back home where I lived. Before the War, I view the world through lenses obscured by false patriotism, white supremacy and self-centered religion. I didn't even know I was wearing these glasses or seeing the world through them until I went to war and saw my beliefs in action. Bullets and bombs cleared my ears to the still soft voice of the Divine “But I love them Diana, I love them too.” InspirationalWarFaithChristianityVeteranPeacemaking Book:Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First Source: Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First
“I don’t want my kids to hold an anemic love in their hands, to feel lost or victimized in a big, scary world. I want them to experience their power that resides in their little bodies and expresses itself in quiet, small words to defy hate and violence.” InspirationalWarFaithVeteranPeacemaking Book:Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First Source: Waging Peace: One Soldier's Story of Putting Love First