As Lent Comes to a Close: A Reflection on Betrayal, Wilderness, and the World's Silence
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As Lent Comes to a Close: A Reflection on Betrayal, Wilderness, and the World's Silence

And here’s something the world seems to have forgotten: as Palestinians—whether we are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, whether we converted, reverted, or are now secular—we all share something sacred. We are all descendants of the same land that gave the world one of its most transformative figures: Jesus Christ. Palestine didn’t just receive Christianity—it gave it to the world. It is one of the biggest exports in human history. And yet somehow, somewhere along the line, the world forgot that. Or chose to forget it. The land that cradled Christ is now being bombed, erased, and buried under rubble, while many who follow his teachings remain silent.

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