XI
PEACE IN WAR
Now death has brought you peace, John 15:14.
my friend! You who came to bring war Luke 12:51.
to our world, a creative war,
a feeling of huge desires, a hurricane
caused by the souls who created
waves of emotion with the obsession
of capturing the stars in their bosom;
a war with God, like Jacob, when he went Genesis 32:24-30.
in search of his brother, because Glory
is conquered by struggle; Glory is the goal Matthew 11:12.
of those who want peace; a war that is Glory. Luke 16:16.
Only through your spiritual war are we able Galatians 5:16.
to achieve peace, your kiss of greeting; John 20:19.
only fighting for heaven, Christ, Mark 16:14.
can we mortals achieve peace.
But let it be your peace, Brother, and not
the fraud that the world offers, until that day
when the lion lies down with the ox, Isaiah 11:7.
and the hawk nests with the dove;
because the war for peace was your passion.
Miguel de Unamuno
Translation by Armand F. Baker