Reflections on Visiting Palestine

In lighting our chalice this morning, Kris observes that our chalice is a symbol of freedom and liberty, not just our own - but a symbol of our commitment - as Unitarians, to freedom and liberty around the world - where others may not be so fortunate. Kris's address today is a sequel to Eran's Address - two weeks earlier, about the largely unpublicised peace movement in Israel-Palestine, and especially the dialogue between younger generations of Israelis and Palestinians and their hopes for freedom and justice for all who occupy this (Abrahamic) holy land.
Kris's focus this week is on the plight of Palestinians, as observed by him on a tour in 2006. It includes his 'story for all ages' which is especially heartfelt. Whereas Israeli and Palestinian leaders see rapprochement as an impossibility, younger generations of Israelis and Palestinians hold onto hope. Perhaps it will be generational change that will lead to rapprochement and this "holy land" will one day be truly free, just and equitable for all who live there.