The War has Come

The War has Come
 
The war has come,
we can do nothing about this.
We must become
places of peace:
personal places,
physical places,
virtual & virtuous 
oases.
People will come
seeking refuge,
we must be ready
to welcome them in.
The peace we have is
not passivity
but rather
peace through perfection.
salaam.
We need to dwell
with Shekhinah
in the House of the Lord,
otherwise we too become
torn apart.
 
Move- 
all movement is love,
move inside,
& move outside
carrying peace.
We can’t spread it,
it spreads itself.
Watch, but don’t wait,
in love & war those who hesitate are
lost -
our need is to be
found.

©Richard Twinch Oxford 9th Oct 23, 2 days after the start of the Israel Gaza War 
The painting is a section of “Mars” by ©Ana Ludovico 
inspired by Gustav Holst music “Mars, the Bringer of War”