...and they shall beat

their swords into plowshares,

and their spears

       into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up

             sword against nation,

neither shall they learn war

                         anymore,

but they shall sit

   every man under his vine

   and under his fig tree,

and no one shall

               make them afraid.

                  Micah 4. 3-4

(God's way in volatile situations

   or impossible relationships

is always

peace, reconciliation, grace,

     forgiveness and love.

Be the first

to lay down weapons,

    cast away ammunition,

and to turn what destroys

      into what builds and plants.

Be the first to forgive

           and to ask forgiveness,

the first to extend your hand,

and the first to make that call

       to break the awful silence.

"Love them to Me.")