I will spend the week before this sermon in Washington, DC, participating in a World Council of Churches Consultation with American religious and political leaders on the Holy Land. I studied in Israel in the summer of 1997, receiving a first-hand education on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and now, nearly 20 years later, have the opportunity to revisit this issue in depth. In this sermon, I will share glimpses of the week-long conversation that we shared in our nation’s capital.