The airwaves are full of comments and discussions about what may or may not be happening in Libya. Winston Churchill observed, "'Jaw, Jaw' is better than 'war, war'", but things have moved beyond talk, for better or worse. It is not just the airwaves that full. The air itself has planes that are flying and bombing, and missiles that are destroying. And no one knows how things will turn out.
When we consider the spiritual warfare in which all of us are engaged, there may be more fighting talk that fighting.
St. Peter, who had known the shame of failing Jesus so publicly, reminds us how we should respond. 'Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.' (1 Peter 5.8,9a)
We have to stay alert, because we are always on duty, never being out of the enemy's firing line. As St. Paul told his friends, his secret of overcoming was a change of control in his life. 'It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.' (Galatians 2.20)
That slogan, relentlessly applied, will make a difference for us too. I must remember that, so I can win for Jesus today.
Best wishes,
Richard
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