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I cannot celebrate Christmastide without thinking of all those Israelis and Palestinians who have died in this current tragedy and plead and petition God in action and prayer for a cease fire and end to this horrid conflict. Let us pray without ceasing. #christmas#advent
@KateAndreyev @daihankey As human beings we need accountability and transparency in our leadership structures. This helps leaders when they are struggling, and helps prevent temptation lead to sin, or a power and control culture being created. ๐ข๐๐ปโค๏ธ
For hundreds of years, Jewish people have been the victims of horrific violence. That historic backdrop of pain and trauma does not justify the crushing apartheid policies theyโve imposed on Gaza and the West Bank for over 50 yearsโฆ but it does help explain it.
For decades the Palestinians have endured daily doses of terror, discrimination and abuse from the State of Israel. That does not by any means justify the violence of Hamasโฆ but it does help explain it.
The current violence of both Hamas and the State of Israel create the conditions for more violence, adding fuel to an already combustible fire.
For many people the evil we are seeing daily by both the State of Israel and Hamas makes more killing justifiable. But violence only leads to more violence. Hatred begets more hatred. We cannot build a better future by killing each otherโs families.
Jesus was right - if we live by the sword we die by the sword. Violence is a dead end. Love is the only way forward, even the audacious love for our enemies.
Love requires treating the person on the other side of the wall as nothing short of sacred, a child of God made in the image of God.
Killing babies is terrorism, whether it is done with bombs or with guns or knives - it is evil. Violence is always evil, no matter what flag itโs wrapped up in. Let us continue to work for peaceโฆ and do all we can to interrupt the warโฆ and grieve every life lostโฆ and commit ourselves to building a world where every person is sacred.
@jennr_jenn Thank you for sharing! And amazingly God still chooses to work through our messy painful lives by his love mercy and grace!โค๏ธ๐๐ป๐ฅ