This novel seeks to address the sometimes- violent role that religion plays in the political reality of our world while also addressing the hunger for spiritual truths that help people make sense out of the chaos in which we live. A series of sniper incidents in metropolitan DC, rumored to be funded by American money from Arab oil profits, has paralyzed the city. Bret Albert MacDonald, a pastor of Prince of Peace church, wrestles with how you offer a believable message of peace to an anxious people in a city paralyzed by fear. Does religion offer any relevant answers to a world consumed by such turbulence