Isn’t it amazing? Here we are on a beautiful, wonderful planet with the opportunity to do wonders. Instead we are divided because of so many issues.

We have wars, we have hate, we have strife and we have had dictators with a strong taste for power. We have amassed weapons that could destroy us. Where is the care, love and other attributes of making this a wonderful life?

Where is the cooperation between nations? What is the United Nations supposed to be doing toward world peace and cooperation between nations? A problem we could have is some dictator could start a confrontation that could destroy us.

Let us back up and let the United Nations do the job their charter calls for. Let the nations that make up the United Nations with a good conscious do what’s right for their planet and all mankind.

This could be our prayer for 2013. Peace on Earth to all mankind.

John Beckham
Savannah, Tenn.