DISCIPLESHIP: "Deconstructing Our Weapons"

Resistance means many things, and manifests in many ways. Resistance is prayer, in seeking God's will in a generation of acquisitiveness. Resistance is patience, in looking quietly for the good in our neighbors and even our foes. Resistance is worship, in promising loyalty to the One God of Heaven and Earth, and all peoples in all places. And--resistance is this: disciples moving into contested and dangerous spaces to 'deconstruct' weapons to plowshares, to 'grieve' our militarized economy. Thank God for these brave pilgrims, for their creative action and their bold witness in court!--DGJ From Ched Myers' reporting: "Trotta was one of three who went to the so-called “Limited Area,” where deadly force is authorized and where the activists believe nuclear weapons are stored in bunkers. Kopp elicited from Trotta the extreme caution the three took to be “careful for everyone's sake” as they entered the zone and when they were approached by Marine guards. Grady, in examination by Attorney Joe Cosgrove, said that the consequences of global nuclear war are so atrocious they necessitate the creation of the word “omnicide.” “Trident is the crime,” she said, explaining her use of crime scene tape, not caution tape, as the government kept calling it, at the SWFLANT office. Grady also noted that her colleagues used hammers to “deconstruct” or “transform” weapons to plowshares, instead of doing damage as the government claims."