In remembrance of #VeteransDay —
here’s a poem from a veteran named George Mizo. It was handed to me by one of his friends at a vigil for peace. Keep in mind these are the words of a US war veteran.

You, my church, told me it was wrong to kill … except in war.
You, my teachers, told me it was wrong to kill … except in war.
You, my father and mother, told me it was wrong to kill … except in war.
You, my friends, told me it was wrong to kill … except in war.
You, my government, told me it was wrong to kill … except in war.

But now I know, you were wrong... and now I will tell you -- my church, my teachers, my father and mother, my friends, my government -- it is not wrong to kill except in war. It is wrong to kill.

Amen.

[image from Jesus For President]
#VeteransDay