And I saw the earth groaning under the weight of strife, and the nations were troubled, and the hearts of men failed them for fear.
And the trumpets sounded, not for triumph, but for warning; not for glory, but for repentance.
And the proud were brought low, and the violent were made to remember the dust from which they came.
For every sword lifted in wrath bears witness against its bearer, and every kingdom built on blood shall not stand forever.
And there was a silence over the earth, and in that silence was the call to turn from destruction and seek peace before the day was spent.