Restoration
Memorials to Peace, Not War
by Darris McNeely
In my town, Indianapolis, Indiana, the centerpiece of the city is a monument to the soldiers of three conflicts in the 19th century. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a beautiful, ornate, German-designed structure, the first one, it is said, to honor the common soldier. This memorial is only one of many in our city. In fact, Indianapolis boasts more war memorials than any other American city outside of Washington, D.C.
All over the world towns of all sizes hold some type of monument to their dead from wars past. I have seen them in tiny Czech, Italian and French villages on some of my travels. I have seen a picture of my own great-grandfathers, veterans of the American Civil War, standing in front of a newly dedicated war memorial in their hometown in Georgia. It is good that people remember those who died in war. It would be even better if nations would learn the lessons that can prevent conflict from igniting into larger wars, consuming millions of lives.
I have never counted, but I think it is safe to say that war memorials outnumber memorials to peace. One of the most famous peace statues stands outside the United Nations building in New York City. It depicts the millennial scene from Isaiah 2:4 with a man beating his sword of war into a plowshare of peace. Most would agree, what a wonderful world that would be!
In America we have two days set aside each year to remember the human cost of all our wars. Veterans Day on Nov. 11 springs from the day the Great War, World War I, came to a close. Memorial Day each May remembers the fallen from all the wars. Other countries have set aside days to remember fallen soldiers. But how many days on our calendar actually commemorate and raise a memorial to peace?
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World peace:
- _Two Men and a Valley
- _Restoration: Will One Good Man Stand Up?
- _Making Sense of a Fragmenting World
- _Day of Rain, Day of Sun
- _Not by Might or by Power
- _Are There Different Gospels?
- _The Feast of Tabernacles: Jesus Christ Reigns Over All the Earth
- _When Will Suffering Cease?
- _This is the United Church of God
- _The Book of Revelation: Is it Relevant Today?
- _Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore
- _How World Peace Will Come
- _Mankind's Impossible Dream?
- _'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace
- _The Feast of Peace
- _The Survival Game: Who Wins?
- _The Coming Age of Grace
- _The Feast of Prosperity
- _Jesus Christ's Unfinished Business
- _The Center of God's New Global Village
- _Peace in Nature - and Among All Peoples
- _God's Harvest Feasts: His Assurance of Hope for Mankind
- _The Biblical Festivals That Show How God Will Bring World Peace
- _What Will the Kingdom of God Mean for You?
- _Peace: The Hunger of Human Hearts
- _World Peace - Will It Ever Come?
- _Peace on Earth?
- _Real Peace Is More Than the Absence of War
- _Peace Arch: Symbol of Unity
- _War to End All Wars
- _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 4: War and Peace
- _How Can We Find the Pathway to Peace?
- _Restoration: Will One Good Man Stand Up?
- _Shadows of the World to Come
- _Does God Have a Plan for Humanity?
- _Genesis 1 and the Days of Creation
- _Introduction (HD)
- _The Last Great Day: Eternal Life Offered to All
- _God's Days of Worship
- _Festivals of Hope
- _Introduction (bsc12)
- _The Last Great Day
- _Points to Ponder (bsc12)
- _The Feast of Tabernacles
- _The Feast of Trumpets
- _God's Plan as Revealed by His Holy Days
- _What Do the Holy Days Mean for Christians Today?
- _The Lesson of the Feast of Firstfruits
- _God's Judgment: Condemnation or Hope?
- _Should You Keep the Festivals Jesus Observed?
- _Coming: An End to Suffering
- _The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ
- _The Biblical Feast of Trumpets: Foretelling 'the Day of the Lord'
- _The Wave Sheaf: How an Ancient Ceremony Foreshadowed Jesus' Role
- _The Biblical Festivals That Reveal Christ's Role in God's Plan
- _The Biblical Map to Jesus Christs Return
- _The Festival Code: Unlocking the Future
- _Questions and Answers - Jul/Sep 2006
- _Many Paths to God?
- _Jesus Christ and the Meaning of the Biblical Holy Days
- _Biblical Holy Days Offer Wealth of Long-Lost Knowledge
- _The Biblical Festivals That Reveal God's Plan of Salvation
- _Does God Have a Plan for Humanity?
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