Let Us Love...

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does the love of God abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a sister or brother in need and yet refuses to help? Dear children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 John 3:16-18

Saturday, July 08, 2006

"If I can't dance...

... I don't want to be in your revolution."
(Emma Goldman)

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I fell in love with At-Tuwani Wednesday night. There was a wedding party, one of like 5 or 6 before the actual wedding. At these parties, the men and women split and do separate things. The women had fun drinking tea and dancing. The men sat around, smoked and watched television.

As the women gathered, I looked around the room at all of those beautiful, beautiful mothers and daughters as they shed their hijabs (head coverings) and I thought, "yes... i could love this place..." I realized that this was my first time to be with only women since I arrived in Palestine. Life is different in a room full of only women. I like it. There is more freedom- more room to dance.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Angela, it's good to see you working and praising God through your love for God's people! Bendiciones/Blessings! ~Ale

7/13/2006 11:13 PM  
Blogger Jenny said...

Angela, are you and your team safe?

7/17/2006 11:01 PM  
Blogger traci said...

hey angela! i found your blog somewhat randomly. i hope you are well. i'm in colombia for awhile and one of the people i'm working with worked with CPT in gaza for three years...

i hope that you are doing well and are safe in these horrible times. much love to you.

7/20/2006 11:04 PM  

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