{"id":1909,"date":"2018-10-15T22:34:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T19:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2019-05-07T21:14:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T18:14:39","slug":"glimpses-of-the-realities-faced-by-the-living-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/2018\/10\/glimpses-of-the-realities-faced-by-the-living-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Glimpses of the Realities Faced by the Living Stones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, 15 October ~ Carol Garwood<\/p>\n

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Angel graffiti, a Christmas gift from Banksy to Bethlehem<\/p><\/div>\n

Persistence…..Hope…..Faith…..Peace…..
\nThese were all words that came to my mind this evening after experiencing only a \u201cglimpse\u201d of the reality that is every day life for Palestinians living in the Occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n

After viewing the graffiti art painted on the Apartheid Wall, learning about the services provided by the Wi\u2019Am Center to the community to help them in dealing with a myriad of stressors in their daily lives, and walking the streets of the Aida Refugee Camp, I can definitely see the love that the Palestinian people have for each other, their traditions, and the land that they have lived on for centuries.<\/p>\n

The people that I have met are committed to non-violent resistance as they struggle for both their freedom and their human dignity. I am committed to their cause and will ever raise my voice in support of their non-violent strategies. My prayer is that more people in our world will do the same.<\/p>\n

Inshallah – Salaam (God willing – Peace)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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