PEACE with JUSTICE:
A dream this Christmas and New Year
by Kat Ulrike
At first, this note expressed greetings to the folk in this season of giving, sharing, love, and solidarity.
For this note, as any other notes this Christmas and this coming new year, expresses the hopes and aspirations of many- especially that of a Just and Lasting Peace, amidst silent wars and of organised conflicts.
Call it politically laced in this season, but as inconvenient realities continue to prevail, this occasion- that of Christ's birth, carries the message of Christ himself- that of redemption, and in redemption also includes solidarity with the oppressed and the disenfranchised. For sure everyone has remembered the Magnificat, and from its message- that of awaiting a saviour, has made each and every concerned carry the task of not just clinging to the faith but also to fight.
Lastly, this note believes that in this coming year expect same old situations and continuing battles. True that in wishing for both Justice and Peace means an assertion of just calls despite numerous challenges and risks. Thus, this note also believes that 2024 will prove to be a year of struggle, that as everyone strives for the better, expect numerous sacrifices and thus taking chances to rededicate to breaking shackles and advance forward the hopes of many for all time.