Thou Shall Not Pray for Peace: the Bombing of Iran and the U.S.-Mexico Border

A cross against the border wall Agua Prieta, Sonora says “Let’s live like brothers and sisters” and “We are all migrants.” A butterfly in the corner symbolizes the importance of mobility and migration. Photo: Todd Miller.

On March 3, in the late afternoon, Joca Gallegos arrived at the border wall in Douglas, Arizona, in a van with a small group from Phoenix. The plan was to conduct a devotional, as the Presbyterian border ministry Frontera de Cristo has done with groups from across the country for decades.