I’ll keep this brief. Shortly after the July, 2005 London bombings, U2 performed in Milan and dedicated the song Miss Sarajevo to its victims. Bono prefaced the song with these words:
“We’d like to dedicate this next song to those who lost their lives in London last week and who are maimed and injured today. And we would like to turn our song into a prayer. The prayer is that we don’t become a monster in order to defeat a monster. That’s our prayer tonight.”
The song has been one of my favorites for a long time (see here). Lately, I’ve been thinking of this particular version because it’s a reminder to try not to lose our humanity while pursuing justice and standing up to great wrongs.