From the Editors May 13, 2013 Issue

North Korea and the quest for peace

The Editors

At this writing, North Korea has been rattling its saber at both the United States and South Korea for some time. Anger over tougher sanctions that have increased pressure on North Korea’s struggling economy is one factor. Kim Jong-un, the country’s new and youthful leader, also has a need to prove himself before the world and—perhaps more important—his own people. 

Rather than being afraid of or despising this country, it’s essential to approach the situation with prayer and an expectation that much-needed healing can occur. This healing prayer can address the overall threat to peace that North Korea’s statements seem to indicate, but it can go much further. 

Christly compassion for these people, most of whom are deprived of basic human rights and live on perpetually short food rations, can strengthen us to insist on their divine rights as God’s children. The government’s reliance on brutality instead of law, its cruel and dehumanizing concentration camps, all claim to be in control of North Korea; our prayers can prove them wrong.

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