Tonight on the news there was a story about a Palestinian boy who was killed in the seemingly never-ending skirmishes between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Rather than perpetuate the hatred and violence, the parents chose to donate their son’s organs so that 3 Israeli children could live. I wanted to spread their story because it says more than anything else could possibly say about the power of forgiveness and a choice to love instead of hate. In a world where people are suffering from secondary post-traumatic stress disorder just from watching the news, what a beautiful, heartening and powerful story.
I doubt I’ll ever meet these two people but if I could, I’d hug them! Instead I’ll pray for them in their grief and pray that their courageous and powerful choice will bless many, many lives and not just those of the families of those little Israeli boys.
Tuesday 8 November 2005
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