Changes in Israel
Gisela Carlsohn looks at positive developments in Israel
Earlier in the year there was much vilification of Israel in the press, following their actions in the Gaza Strip. Even the Friend had some antagonistic articles. I considered this stance to be unfair in view of the negative attitude of the Arab states against Israel, repeatedly vowing to drive the Jewish state into the sea. Dieter Bonhoeffer was an exceptional scion of very old stock who brought forth his own fruit. He exhorted his congregation: ‘Pray as though work was futile. Work as though prayer was futile.’ Devout Christians in Germany have been doing so for centuries. Therefore, since I was unable to work for ‘peace in the Holy Land’, I resorted to prayer. And I have been praying ever since.
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