Br David Steindl-Rast on the Syrian Crisis

Last night I dreamt about Brother David - a very moving and powerful dream (but not for sharing here!) So this morning I visited once again the Gratefulness website he started. One of the featured pieces was: "The Syrian Crisis, A Reason for Gratefulness?" I recommend you read it!
The by-line is:

"Have we painfully learned something that can only be learned painfully?"

If we have - or even if we are beginning to learn - then there is real hope for the future and 

a reason for gratefulness.