I had the privilege to join seventeen bishops from the ELCA to travel to Israel, Palestine, and Jordan for the last
two weeks of January. In this sacred, historical, and complicated geo-political area of the world, we were invited to Come and See – Go and Tell as we learned first hand of the realities that Palestinians suffer daily, while noting the many signs of God’s presence and power that were evidenced there. John’s gospel offers a helpful word to all who come to Palestine and Israel as Christians….read on