It's been an incredible blessing to be in such a beautiful land, surrounded by some truly amazing people who are living out everyday peacemaking in the midst of terrible conflict. More than anything, I see and feel a deep sense of love here from the israelis and palestinians - for the land, for family, and, most important (and, at times, shocking), for their neighbors. The people in this land are here for the long haul, so peacemaking practices are relevant and necessary. This has been so evident in the conversations we've gotten to have with israelis and palestinians in the last week.
In a place that is ridden with conflict, there are seeds of hope.
♥ mk
We can all know, even fools. But the point is not to know, it's to understand! What an awesome desire, especially in a land that is so torn. It reminds me of something I read long ago:
ReplyDelete“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
- Marie Curie
Cheers,
Derek