As I was driving to work one morning this week, I heard a radio announcement advising listeners that the local cable station would be televising area Remembrance Day celebrations. Stopped and waiting for the traffic light to change, my thoughts spontaneously turned to the tremendous cost paid for our freedom. Initially, I pondered the lives of the many soldiers who sacrificed their young lives for us. As the light switched from red to amber then green, I continued on my way shifting my attention to the present individuals whose lives have been undeniable altered by their battle scars of mind and body. Their war wounds have had a long-lasting affect on them and have rippled out into the lives of their loved ones. These sobering thoughts mingled sadness and gratitude within my heart. As I arrived at work, I was left with the thought of how appropriate it is that we annually set time aside to remember the brave women and men who have borne the scars of war and thus have secured our peace.
- Sister Nancy Wales, csj
[i] A title of a book by Shlomo Ben- Ami published in 2007 on The Israeli-Arab Tragedy