I am delighted to hear that Israel and Hamas have called a truce. I pray that it lasts and is part of the route to peace. But what I don't get is WHY IS STARTING TOMORROW? How can you call a truce, in other words agree to stop killing each other, and not do it now? When you agree to stop doing something you only carry on for a while if you have to or want to. You can terminate your phone contract but you will see out the terms of the agreement. You can agree to stop the game after everyone has had two more turns. You stop banging your head against a wall now. You don't realise it is harmful and then say, "I'll tell you what, we'll do it for a couple more days and then stop!" There's something diagnostic about humanity here though. We know things are bad, but we are trapped in them. That's the reason God cares about sin; it's the thing that rips apart those whom He loves. God, though, wants to help us break out now. Why wait?