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On Sunday 22nd March 2020, churches asked people to put a candle in their window at 7pm as a sign of hope in this time of coronavirus. Looking at our candle, Gill reminded me of my song Light a Candle in the Darkness and so I thought it could be time to hear that again, so we have put together another meditational video clip.
Mitri Raheb, Lutheran Pastor, theologian, author and friend, had sent round a very significant quote - under strict lockdown in Bethlehem, and also as Bethlehem experiences the ongoing pressure of the Israeli occupation and army - out of this situation he writes some very beautiful words of healing - so we start the video clip with his quote, and you can see it on youtube here.
Another long time friend, Zoughbi Zoughbi - Director of Wi’am, The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center - a partner of Amos Trust - also speaks of this time of coronavirus:
“Coronavirus is a pandemic that crosses the state borders of Israel and Palestine and affects Jews, Muslims and Christians alike. Israelis and Palestinians need to resist the dangerous movement toward racial and religious exclusivism. This virus proves that we are all one, equally threatened by coronavirus. Israel needs to change. **We must live together in peace, working together for everyone’s well-being - Israeli and Palestinian - Jews, Muslims and Christians. There is no security in Israel unless there is also security in Palestine. The new name of the game is inclusivity and equality.”
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Light a Candle in the Darkness
Chorus:
Light a candle in the darkness
Light a candle in the night
Let the love of Jesus light us
Light a candle in the night.
Like a flicker in the darkness
Comes a Mother’s desperate cry
Then a baby’s voice in answer
Brings the coming of the light.
Chorus Light a candle ...
He did not come in wealth and grandeur
He did not stand with those of power
He had no status to commend him
He was homeless - he was poor.
Chorus: Light a candle ...
But he came to heal the wounded
And he came to heal the scars
Of a world that’s bruised and broken
Where the image has been marred.
Chorus: Light a candle ...
27 мар 2020
