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Eye on the World: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
New: Breivik trial in Norway
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik began this week in Oslo, Norway. Breivik stands accused of killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting in Norway last summer, and asserted Sunday that he acted to defend the country against “immigration and multiculturalism.”
“To defeat evil intentions” asserts that God, infinite Good, is not powerless or absent in the face of violent or evil acts. Our watchful prayers defeat and disarm evil, and promote safety and peace.
Update: Syrian ceasefire
United Nations monitors arrived in Syria yesterday to oversee a ceasefire that took effect late last week. The UN reported that although violence has lessened since the ceasefire began, it has received reports of bombardments and hand-to-hand fighting in hotly contested parts of the country –– including the resistance center, Homs.
“For Syria, prayers that bring peace” explores how each of us can support stability, peace, and accountability –– by praying to see the unifying effect of one God at work.
New: Space shuttle Discovery
The space shuttle Discovery –– the most-flown spacecraft in history –– is being moved this week from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to its new home, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The shuttle, mounted atop a special carrier plane, will be displayed in New York before it reaches its final home in Virginia.
Discovery made many space “firsts,” but is perhaps most famous for restarting the American shuttle program after the Challenger disaster of 1986 and the Columbia disaster of 2003. “Praying for safer liftoffs and landings,” written shortly after the latter, discusses how a God-centric view of the universe can inspire and sustain space exploration.