Restoration
Memorials to Peace, Not War

by Darris McNeely

In my town, Indianapolis, Indiana, the centerpiece of the city is a monument to the soldiers of three conflicts in the 19th century. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a beautiful, ornate, German-designed structure, the first one, it is said, to honor the common soldier. This memorial is only one of many in our city. In fact, Indianapolis boasts more war memorials than any other American city outside of Washington, D.C.

All over the world towns of all sizes hold some type of monument to their dead from wars past. I have seen them in tiny Czech, Italian and French villages on some of my travels. I have seen a picture of my own great-grandfathers, veterans of the American Civil War, standing in front of a newly dedicated war memorial in their hometown in Georgia. It is good that people remember those who died in war. It would be even better if nations would learn the lessons that can prevent conflict from igniting into larger wars, consuming millions of lives.

I have never counted, but I think it is safe to say that war memorials outnumber memorials to peace. One of the most famous peace statues stands outside the United Nations building in New York City. It depicts the millennial scene from Isaiah 2:4 with a man beating his sword of war into a plowshare of peace. Most would agree, what a wonderful world that would be!

In America we have two days set aside each year to remember the human cost of all our wars. Veterans Day on Nov. 11 springs from the day the Great War, World War I, came to a close. Memorial Day each May remembers the fallen from all the wars. Other countries have set aside days to remember fallen soldiers. But how many days on our calendar actually commemorate and raise a memorial to peace?

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World peace:

• Neither Shall They Learn War Anymore
• How World Peace Will Come
• Mankind's Impossible Dream?
• 'Peace, Peace!' When There Is No Peace
• The Feast of Peace
• Peace on Earth?
• The Survival Game: Who Wins?
• The Coming Age of Grace
• The Feast of Prosperity
• Jesus Christ's Unfinished Business
• The Center of God's New Global Village
• Peace in Nature - and Among All Peoples
• Two Men and a Valley
• Will One Good Man Stand Up?
• Making Sense of a Fragmenting World
• Real Peace Is More Than the Absence of War
• God's Harvest Feasts: His Assurance of Hope for Mankind
• Day of Rain, Day of Sun
• The Biblical Festivals That Show How God Will Bring World Peace
• What Will the Kingdom of God Mean for You?
• Not by Might or by Power
• Peace: The Hunger of Human Hearts
• World Peace - Will It Ever Come?
• Peace Arch: Symbol of Unity
• War to End All Wars
• The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 4: War and Peace
• How Can We Find the Pathway to Peace?
• Peace Kant Be Found
• Will World Peace Come in Our Time?
• In Search of Peace
• Three Giant Leaps to Global Peace
• Coming
• The Book of Revelation: Is it Relevant Today?
• The Final Superpower: The Kingdom of God
• The Feast of Tabernacles: Jesus Christ Reigns Over All the Earth
• Are There Different Gospels?
• The Horsemen of Revelation: The Fifth Horseman Rides
• This is the United Church of God
• When Will Suffering Cease?
• Will We Ever Achieve Peace?
• They Shall Learn War No More!

Holydays - prophetic meaning:

• God's Plan as Revealed by His Holy Days
• What Do the Holy Days Mean for Christians Today?
• The Lesson of the Feast of Firstfruits
• God's Judgment: Condemnation or Hope?
• Should You Keep the Festivals Jesus Observed?
• Coming: An End to Suffering
• Many Paths to God?
• Shadows of the World to Come
• The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ
• Does God Have a Plan for Humanity?
• The Biblical Feast of Trumpets: Foretelling 'the Day of the Lord'
• The Wave Sheaf: How an Ancient Ceremony Foreshadowed Jesus' Role
• The Biblical Festivals That Reveal Christ's Role in God's Plan
• Jesus Christ and the Meaning of the Biblical Holy Days
• The Festival Code: Unlocking the Future
• Questions and Answers - Jul/Sep 2006
• Biblical Holy Days Offer Wealth of Long-Lost Knowledge
• The Biblical Map to Jesus Christs Return
• The Biblical Festivals That Reveal God's Plan of Salvation
• God's Feasts Answer the Big Questions - Part 1
• God's Feasts Answer the Big Questions - Part 2
• Does God Have a Plan?
• The Questions of Life and God's Holy Days - Part 1
• The Biblical Feast of Firstfruits: How It Explains a Great Mystery
• The Questions of Life & God's Holy Days
• The Bible's Holy Days: God's Blueprint for Peace on Earth
• What Did God Plan "Before Time Began"?
• The Bible's Prophetic Festivals: Revealing God's Plan of Salvation
• Jesus Christ in the Biblical Festivals
• God's Feast
• God's Blueprint of Salvation Revealed
• Why Does Christianity Reject Christ's Own Holy Days?
• Genesis 1 and the Days of Creation
• The Eighth Day: Eternal Life Offered to All
• Introduction: God's Holy Day Plan
• God's Days of Worship
• Festivals of Hope
• Introduction (bsc12)
• The Last Great Day
• Points to Ponder (bsc12)
• The Feast of Tabernacles (bsc12)
• The Feast of Trumpets
• The Bible's Prophetic Festivals
• Do You Know About the Holy Days Jesus Kept?
• The Bible's Holy Days - God's Blueprint for Peace on Earth

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