Forgive me before hand for my poor words. Dear friends, I heartily share the sorrow, pains, and even anger with you for the loss of thousands of precious lives. Allow me, however, to ask to ourselves in the midst of the tragedy. We do believe that the unearned suffering of those people and the US people has the redemptive meaning. Dear friends, Retaliation is not the answer to the cruel violence.
War is no solution to it.
You can smash cockroaches with the sole of a shoe, but not a virus. By smashing cockroaches, you will be spreading all over the world the virus of hatred, enmity, distrust, and everything that destroys our human community. Let us pray and work for breaking the vicious circle of retaliation. Let us use this unprecedented tragedy to express to ourselves and to show world our Christian faith, hope, and love. May God bless you.