Following Jesus in Jerusalem

A sermon for Peace Sunday

Abstract

We come to Peace Sunday against the backdrop of war. Alongside the countless other protracted conflicts, invasions, and civil wars playing around the world, our attention has been daily tuned to Israel and Palestine. Our prayers have circled around hostages and slaughtered families and the retribution being exacted by ground assaults and the pummeling of whole cities and populations. And we wonder how we can talk about peace when there is no peace.