"War is a thief" presents bold red letters spelling "NO MORE WAR" arranged in a cruciform pattern against a weathered background of deep blues, teals, and distressed whites that evoke scarred walls and damaged surfaces. Two golden mirror-image figures flank the base of the cross, representing the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus - one redeemable, one not - suggesting that war, like thievery, corrupts all it touches, though moral distinctions remain between aggressor and defender. The painting's title and imagery create a layered meditation on war as spiritual theft: stealing lives, peace, and humanity itself. While the immediate message appears to be a call for war's end, deeper contemplation reveals a more nuanced truth - that like the eternal presence of poverty and theft, war may always plague humanity, yet we are called to oppose it perpetually, even if our task proves Sisyphean. This is a 36" x 24" canvas with acrylic paint.