Topic Tags: Israel

“In this grove that awakens in me forgotten tears of grief…”

“for Shalom is wholeness / for Salaam is whispered promise…”

“Master of Compassion, help us hold the humanity and the heartache of the Jewish people while also holding the humanity and the dignity of the Palestinian people.”

“a world in which the children of Sarah, / and the children of Hagar will finally live in peace.”

“What stories will we tell this infant / war, what songs sing to it?”

“May love flow from our broken hearts, and may their yearning return us to our humanity.”

“We reach to touch souls as luminous as mirrors / so we might reflect light back to each other.”

“I do not live in Israel but I have / tasted all her fruits…”

“Reasons mean nothing in the harsh light of consequence / Reasons are but shadows of war”

“Maybe you don’t know about my / passion for justice and integrity.”