This month as I write again about fasting in solidarity with the people of Gaza, I feel more hope. It’s morbid, angry, and grief-ridden, but it’s hope.
Anna Lisa Gross
Anna Lisa Gross grew up on a mini-commune of Christian hippies, who prefer to call themselves the Grosses and the Kindys. Anna Lisa and her husband Phillip recently moved back to Joyfield Farm to be part of a new generation seeking sustainability in community. However, Anna Lisa spends a lot of her time in Fort Wayne as co-Pastor of the Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, as they explore being a progressive church in this rapidly changing culture and world. As capitalism and militarism annihilate, her communities are exhausted by trying to take care of themselves and each other. Anna Lisa is praying for hope and hoping for transformation. Four-legged companions, knitting and audiobooks bring her joy.
At food aid sites in Gaza, Israeli soldiers and drones are murdering people as they come to get food in the midst of a famine. It reminds me of a far less deadly (but still treacherous) entrapment stew in scripture.
