Yesterday I went to the new Star Wars movie, and of course, cheered that the forces of darkness and oppression can be fought with bravery, love, perseverance, and an opening of oneself to the Force. Most of the time, our actions of hope, courage, and prayer, though, are not so dramatic. And they are not defeated through war but through getting out of war and preventing wars. They can be a candle lit though there is the threat of oil running out; a young couple expecting a child walking to a town far away because of a repressive government, soon to flee and become homeless refugees; a dance under the stars and sharing of a meager feast and a coat when it seems that cold and darkness and starvation of winter will prevail; conversations over tables about a changing atmosphere that no one can hold in their hands, yet agreeing to try to change our ways as a world and as nations.
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