Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. Is it...: or, It is nothing pass by: Heb. pass by the way?
Lamentations 1:12 (KJV)
The ancient voice of Lamentations speaks to a world grown numb to suffering—to those who pass by while others bear unbearable weight. Today’s news carries the particular anguish of those left behind: families waiting for justice that does not come, soldiers honored in dignified transfer, nations pouring vast treasure into conflict while the poor cannot afford to eat. The verse does not demand answers or assign blame; it simply insists that sorrow be witnessed, that the accumulation of human cost not pass unnoticed. We might ask ourselves: what do we see when we look, and what does it mean to truly behold another’s grief?
What prompted this
Today's news is dominated by the human costs of ongoing conflicts—military expenditures mounting into the tens of billions, families grieving losses without justice, and systems failing the vulnerable. Across continents, we see nations mobilizing resources for war while hunger persists and the displaced wait for answers.
- Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries BBC World
- Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests BBC World
- Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says, as Pentagon seeks billions more BBC World
- India's Modi government under growing pressure as 'cockroach' protests intensify BBC World
- Trump to attend dignified transfer of fallen soldiers. And, Hegseth testifies on Iran NPR News
- Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice NPR News
- U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea NPR News
- Tropical Storm Bertha moves along the Gulf Coast but damage is expected to be limited NPR News
- Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC The Guardian
- Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds The Guardian