In Boy Scouts, when navigating on a map in the wilderness, we learned how to find true North by knowing the declination based on where we were on the Earth. Because of the curvature of the Earth, magnetic North (which shows on the compass) and truth North (applying the degree shift of declination) are different.
If you would consider yourself a Christian, our culture and politics (in light of current events) would point you in a direction that is fear based, self-insular, and ok with the potential mass murder of 100's of thousands of people. I would argue, a few degrees off of true North.
Jesus is our true North as Christians. If Jesus is the exact imprint of God's nature, then we really do know what God thinks of life, war, and the potential at being harmed at the hands of others.
My hope is that in these difficult times, the Church of Jesus would be the bringers of peace and not the ambassadors of war. Rather than "peace through strength", our cry would be "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven".
May we accurately reflect what it means to be the ambassadors of Christ.