To turn a blind eye to injustice is to become an accomplice. To bless peace without justice is to betray the Gospel. As the theologian Karl Barth wrote: “To preach the Gospel is also to denounce what is contrary to it.”

May we, as disciples of Christ, have the courage to say no to cowardice, no to compromise, no to that peace which is only an illusion. True peace, the kind that honors God, cannot be decreed from the halls of power. It is built, day by day, through uncompromising respect for human dignity, through the relentless pursuit of justice, and through unwavering commitment to those who fight for their freedom.