Monkeywrench, thank you for your reply. Yes, American Bravado it must be...being a woman, I'm not so testosterone-driven (although being at midlife, I probably can't entirely make that claim!) Still, while we sit here and ponder the situation, after we make wild comments about bombing women and children, I think it's important to really, truly bow our heads and pray for everyone concerned. And, beyond that, how about thinking of ways in which to honor or ennoble what is happening? Maybe organizing a type of demonstration that supports soldiers? And when I say demonstration, I don't mean protest. What about a peaceful, public prayer vigil where folks come together to pray and support? I'm just thinking out loud.
You have a good idea. I believe if you check at the canteen run by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, you'll find they do that sort of thing. I know there are plenty of prayer threads around here for different things. You might want to check with trussel, as I believe he keeps track of the prayer threads.
Much of the discourse here is just that...and being who we are, the good thoughts often take on a life of their own and become reality.
Each of us who is a regular at church could suggest a local prayer vigil. There are also those on FR who have set up online prayer vigils for special purposes...Spooky, are you on one of those ping lists?