I learned that I can be a loving neighbor, even if someone hurts my feelings or misrepresents me. I can be humble and think of the other individual with compassion.
When the Congolese city of Brazzaville was under siege in 1997, Philippe and his friend were trapped and threatened. It was a time to remain calm—and to prove that prayer is more than theoretical.
Last spring
, in preparation for a conference I was co-directing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I gave a lot of thought to identifying what I perceived to be the barriers to peace in the Middle East.
