God bless all Christians who are NOT Zionists – Peter
“Out of the depths I cry to you”
(Psalm 130:1)
We are living in a time of deep crisis. We are writing to you today because we believe that our faith is meant to shine out in times like these.
As the war in Gaza continues, Israel has launched a war in the West Bank, hidden from the eyes of the world. The Israeli army is carrying out the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank from their homes since 1967. According to OCHA, already over 40, 000 Palestinians have been displaced, and are currently living without shelter, essential services, and healthcare.
In this context, we call to mind the parable Jesus told. It is one that unfolds in these very lands. A wounded man lay on the side of the road. Jesus describes those who passed him by without stopping. Rev. Martin Luther King proposed that they passed him by, fearing: what will happen to me if I stop? Rev. King wrote that the Good Samaritan instead asked the question: what will happen to him if I pass him by? Only the Good Samaritan acted in order to save the wounded man’s life. Remembering this parable, we now wish to address three groups of people.
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