In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

"Make love, not war. No blood for oil"
- Australians

For last few years, I usually have something on for Valentine's Day. I always had a date or something like it. This year, I had no date. But all is not lost. This year, on Valentine's Day, more than 120,000 people gathered at an anti-war rally against the Australian Prime Minister John Howard and George Bush. Their gripe: America's potential war with Iraq. It is the biggest rally since those during the Vietnam War.

Not bad for my first rally, isn't it?

I suppose, as a Christian, I should always be against violence, and - ultimately - war. But somehow, I'm not convinced about anything anyone is saying very much. I guess it's because I have a tendecy to mind my own business. Of course, you can always argue that war affects us all, but that would be just another argument I can't be bothered to be convinced.

Well, maybe Iraq is now more sincere than ever to 'disarm' and do whatever else the UN wants. But then, America doesn't care and I believe that war is inevitable, and probably that's why I see no point in supporting any anti-war movement since it will all be futile anyway. Besides, even if I am wrong, what's one less person in this anti-war cause?

Assuming that war is really inevitable, then shouldn't we think about what we will do when war happens? For the American government and troops, the mission is to get it over and done with quickly so the world can move on. It doesn't sound so easy, of course.

Oh well.

I really believe that war is inevitable because the Bush Administration is bent on it. Because America wants a tighter control over oil administration. Because of the insult they suffered from the September 11th attacks. Because they can't help putting their hands where they shouldn't be.

Since the beginning of time, there have been wars. Because men are greedy for power and wealth. Men are selfish beings. Men are ultimately born with sin. Men like to choose the easier path. Men are possesive. They take want they want when they can. And they have tons of excuses for their actions.

War is inevitable, whether we like it or not. We can only pray that fewer men, women and children die in each conflict. We pray that their sins be forgiven. We pray that wisdom prevails in the governments of the world.

And so once again, the world is in the Hands of God, and we can only leave it so. We are not God who can change the world. God will change the world when He feels like it. Not us. We only hope that God does not want war to happen. But if it happens, know He has a greater purpose behind it, whether we can understand that or not.