As Easter approaches, I am sitting with the silence of too many Saturdays where my Palestinian sisters and brothers have held ashes in one hand and rubble in another. When will we as Christians resurrect the courage and commitment to live like Jesus did?

Each Friday in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.

With Brother Lawrence, we trust that Love is still active in the world. The Easter story has power year after year because it gives us hope.

Who do you long to sit with and receive holy guidance from? How might we collectively, given the various communities we serve and make time for, participate with integrity and authority in Kingdom-building?

We need to revisit our past to bear the weight of the present. The burden is necessary, if we are to remain a democracy. The burden is necessary, if Christians are to read the Bible faithfully, where the earthly powers are more prone to agendas that eclipse the biblical call to be wary of Empire and for us to align more closely with those who are left at the margins.