What are we fighting for?

"I've got a friend, he's a pure-bred killing machine,

He says he's waited his whole damn life for this,

I knew him well when he was seventeen,

Now he's a man; he'll be dead by Christmas.

So...

Everybody's gone to war,

But we don't know what we're fighting for,

Don't tell me it's a worthy cause,

No cause could be so worthy.

If love is a drug, then I guess we're all sober,

If hope is a song then I guess it's all over,

How to have faith, when faith is a crime?

I don't want to die...

If God's on our side, then God is a joker,

Asleep on the job, his children fall over,

Out through the door and straight to the sky,

I don't want to die...!

For every man who wants to rule the world,

There'll be a man who just wants to be free,

What do we learn but what should not be learnt?

Too late to find a cure for this disease. "

Everybody's gone to war - Nina Pallot

So on our way to the cinema last nite to see Pirates, this song came on the radio. Nathan's response, "Ahh I don't like this song". I'd never listened to words. Now that I have, there's a lot I could say about them! But first thing that struck me was the bit I've put in bold...what seems to unfortunately be many people's response to God - that if he exists at all then He's not in control etc etc. What struck me was that we need to be getting out and telling people more about the hope that we have - hope isn't a song it's a certain hope based on Jesus.

What also struck me was that, with current affairs being as they are, with songs like this on the radio, and with Nathan getting closer by the day to signing up to the British Army, I really need to spend some time investigating and sorting out in my head exactly what the Bible says about war, what my response should be as a Christian, and what I really think about Christians in the army.

Watch this space. (Oh, and if anyone has any helpful hints for where to start, I'd be grateful!)