be a witness

tomorrow's an important day. im blessed enough to be a part of a community that fuses active faith with contemporary issues. unfortunately, due to the enormous impact the iraq war has made on lives everywhere, my community has started a tradition of commemorating u.s. soldiers that have died in the iraq war. tomorrow we set out 2026 (as of a few hours ago) luminaries to remember u.s. soldiers...not at all forgetting the 15 times as many civilians who've died also.

the weather will be beautiful. people will come and help in the overwhelming task of creating 2000+ luminaries. passersby will gaze in awe at the sight of hundreds of lights dotting the hillside. students will sing about hope and peace. and hopefully, in the whole mix, someone will see that we've been a witness...to what God wants in the world.