Drums of War

I fear another war.

I fear the xenophobia which will be heightened in the wake of another war.

I fear the destruction and massacre of innocent civilians which are sure to result from another war.

Flag-waving patriotism continues to push Americans into conflict with other nations.

When my grandmother was a girl, it was the Germans.

When my father was a soldier, it was the Koreans.

When I was in high school, it was the Vietnamese.

Now it is the Muslims. Not a single country, but the entire world-wide population of Muslims who are seen as threatening to "truth, justice and the American way."

Never mind that I, and thousands of other Americans, are Muslims. I suppose we are traitors. Though we have no other land. For better or worse, we are Americans.

I fear war.

I need to remember to put my trust in Allah, and fear only Him.