Second Sunday of Advent. Year A.

Human beings are supposed to be more ‘civilised’ than animals. We have jobs. We have hobbies. We celebrate holidays. Yet we can learn from animals. When we see a pride of lions stalking a cape buffalo on television, we don’t think badly of the lions –lions are supposed to hunt and kill. It is in their nature. But what about people? The pride of people can also kill, even when stomachs aren’t empty. You won’t see lions doing that.

What can we ‘civilised’ people learn from the animal kingdom?

If you were an ambassador for the United Nations, what would you do in order to stop countries from fighting? How would you prevent one people’s pride from causing the killing of other people? How would you encourage world peace? What plans would you present?