It is natural to think that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and by extension his modern followers should champion peace and promote it as a value that transcends all others. Yet, there are situations when "peace" itself becomes the enemy and it becomes the proper position of the church to take a prophetic, albeit unpopular, stance.

As an intentional counterpoint to the consumerist frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is built around the concept of radical generosity. Echoing the Golden Rule of Christ Jesus, radical generosity is "the concept that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as our own." These are precisely my thoughts as I reflect upon the Holy Land, because the ongoing suffering of the Palestinian people is just that: intolerable. For this reason, we invite you to contribute to the ongoing work of Friends of Sabeel North America in our tireless efforts to serve as a Christian voice for Palestine.