Active Nonviolence is a Sign of Hope
Our analysis of nonviolent resistance must begin, of course, by taking a look into ourselves. Gandhi often spoke of “turning the search-light inward,” meaning that the outward situation often reflects our inward state of conflict. We need to see this clearly. It requires great self-denial and the surrendering of ourselves to God to be committed to peace and to nonviolent action to bring change. This technique may have no immediate positive effect, and it may lead to outward d
One Day....One Day
A fourth-generation Palestinian Quaker and member of Ramallah Friends Meeting, Mai is the author of The Resonance of Our Footsteps and currently studies special education at Brigham Young University. In a swarming city, she was raised What she witnessed, you’ll be amazed For that little girl, violence has paved A spark of pain, with flashbacks glazed A wounded soul, and a heart engraved Torn to pieces, knowing others were enslaved Opened her hands and slept on a praise A moth
