"Let's hope it's a good one".  I have been looking at several John Lennon videos with the Happy Christmas (War is Over) song.  What a gamut of emotions that brings up.  And some videos are of him talking about peace, how he felt about government, how he felt the people could make a difference if they just would, and all of these images were from many, many years ago.  But the words are so true today.  I even discovered a website, imaginepeace.com that I had never seen before.   John Lennon's words come back to haunt us.  And they can also be words to spur us on to something better.  What does it take to end war and violence?  His mantra "War is Over,  If You Want It" is just as appropriate now as then maybe even more so.

I am convinced that war will not be over until government is over.  I am convinced that government will not be over so long as there remain people willing to abuse others.  I am convinced that the abusive will thrive so long as sin remains – and sin, humanity cannot destroy alone.