{"id":2031,"date":"2019-05-19T21:23:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T18:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2019-09-23T05:25:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:25:42","slug":"more-questions-than-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/2019\/05\/more-questions-than-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"More Questions than Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sunday, May 19<br>~ Bev Henkel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relationships are on my mind &#8211; whether in Church this morning or on a walk in the hills around Bethlehem this afternoon.  In church, hearing Colossians 3:12-17, I was challenged to consider the life of the Christian community. How do I live with others? Do I forgive or not?  Am I singing and praising, encouraging a community to live a life of thanksgiving? Am I such a person? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4421-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4421-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4421-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4421-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4421.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Rev. Munther Isaac and keyboardist Gabriel led vibrant singing at Christmas Lutheran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This afternoon we were able to walk the hills around Bethlehem for 3 miles with our Palestinian guide Usama.   Were we on the green line?  Or in area A B or C? Where I live in the US these do not exist, or do they?  I am challenged to consider the walls I support in the US. Can I instead be committed to building bridges?  What does that mean for me in my hometown?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4436-e1558289547585-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4436-e1558289547585-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4436-e1558289547585-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_4436-e1558289547585.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Al Makhrour Valley, at start of our hike from Beit Jala to Battir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>May I see in new ways the world I live in and not be silent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, May 19~ Bev Henkel Relationships are on my mind &#8211; whether in Church this morning or on a walk in the hills around Bethlehem this afternoon. 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