"The bombing of the last operating hospital in Gaza, Ahli Arab Hospital, is a devastating blow to the people of Gaza and pushes the possibility of peace with justice further away. Already distressed people now have nowhere to go for health care. We’ve heard first-hand from children from Gaza; they deserve life." --Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton On Palm Sunday, the Anglican Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, partner to The Lutheran World Federation's Augusta Victoria Hospital, was bombed again. It was the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza. Hospitals are not a target in war and must be protected. (fb)

Today is Palm Sunday and Sunday of the Passion. "Now as [Jesus] was approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, 'Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!'" (Luke 19:37-38). (fb)