We need to talk about what too many soldiers in the IDF are doing.
But imho our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, cousins and childhood friends, who go through the hell of war and put their lives on the line to defend us, because they love us and trust us, deserve far more than a public statement or debate, whether on a talkshow or a social media post.
They deserve conversations of respect, appreciation, compassion, and safety – personal conversations, private conversations, even though they may be truly hard conversations.
It takes no small amount of courage, love, and trust to sit with someone you love, for someone who put their life on the line for you, to hold space for them and for their lived experiences, and to ask difficult questions that must be asked, from the very roots of our soul.
What did you see?
Why didn’t you say anything?
Did you participate?
What did you do?
These questions are too complicated, too charged, too personal, to ask or address in a public forum, imho.
But they are too important for us not to ask at all.
May the Lord bless and guard our soldiers.
May the Lord’s countenance shine upon them and grant them grace.
May the Lord grant them his loving attention and place upon them peace.