Shane Claiborne's Book

I currently am reading The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne (Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan, 2006). Please, everyone, read this book. I am amazed and convicted by Shane's lifestyle. He tells so many stories and has so many incredible experiences and insights that I do not know where to begin to highlight them for you. Here is an excerpt I read last night about when Shane went to Iraq with a Christian peacemakers team. There, he met with a bishop:

"The bishop went on to tell me that the church in the Middle East was deeply concerned about the church in the United States. He said 'Many Americans are for this war.' I nodded. And he asked, 'But what are the Christians saying?' My heart sank. I tried to explain to him that many of the Christians in the US are confused and hope that this is a way God could liberate the Iraqi people. He shook his head and said, 'But we Christians do not believe that. We believe 'blessed are the peacemakers.' We believe if you pick up the sword, you die by the sword. We believe in the cross.' Tears welled up in my eyes as he said, 'We will be praying for you. We will be praying for the church in the US... to be the church.'" (p. 212-213)