Yet to this day, the Nazarene who lived his life with and for those whose only hope was God-- who preached good news to the poor, who challenged the rich to sell everything they have and give the proceeds to the destitute, who defied empire and its life-negating systems, and who commanded everyone who followed him to offer one's life for a friend--his way of life remains a very hard sell.
Can't exactly sell a way of life that carries a high risk of being executed by the state, can you?
Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Can anything good come out of Gaza? Can anything good come out of Palestine? Philip's answer to Nathanael is as true today as it was then. COME AND SEE!
But these days, before we can go and see, we need to make sure that a permanent ceasefire is declared. We also need to make sure that the State of Israel and its allies led by the United States of America are held accountable for the evil they have unleashed on the Palestinian People.
My friends, today and tomorrow (January 11 and 12) at 10am (in Palestine and South Africa) the United Nation's International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on the case of genocide filed by South Africa against the State of Israel. Everyone dedicated to peace based on justice is enjoined to join the global Cyber Intifada on all social platforms (Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.) to share videos, pictures, statements, and other forms of evidence to demonstrate Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian People.
We must all use the hashtag #EndIsraelsGenocide and post at the same time (10am in Palestine and South Africa, 4pm in the Philippines) and keep the campaign going for two hours. Today and tomorrow!
#EndIsraelsGenocide
#CeaseFireNow
#FreePalestine
*art, "The First Two Disciples" (JESUS MAFA), from Vanderbilt Divinity Library archives.
