The only true answer to the war in the Middle East consists in the Christian message of loving one's enemy. Only through reason and love can we surpass and resolve our disputes. No situation of injustice, no feeling of frustration, no philosophy or religion can justify violence. It is easy to fall prey to temptations of hatred and violence. Nonetheless, we must keep in check our base impulses and together work to build a global culture of solidarity that restores hope in the future to the young.

Jesus' injunction to "love your enemy" is the basic tenet of Christian non-violence. It is the nucleus of the Christian revolution. Christ's typical and forceful message does not mean succumbing to evil, as a false interpretation of "turning the other cheek" claims, but in responding to evil with good and thereby breaking the chain of injustice.

For Christians, non-violence is not merely tactical behaviour, involving strategies of economic, political or media power, but a person's way of being, the attitude of one who is so convinced of God's love and power that he is not afraid to tackle evil with the weapons of love and truth alone.

Here is the newness of the Gospel which silently changes the world!