Hatred is What Kills

It's a heavy week. If the events we've seen, and the events we are remembering today teach us anything, I think it's this: it's not the instrument of murder that matters, it's the hatred behind it. If we allow hatred to rule our actions, then it doesn't matter if it's a gun, a knife, an airliner or a roman cross. The hatred allowed to grow in our hearts is the killer. And if we allow it to rule our actions toward others, it will kill us too.