The Seeds of Sabeel

April 28, 2015

I spent the weekend in Nazareth where Rev. William Roberts, the interim Director of Sabeel  and I joined Rev. Ateek and Cedar Duaybis who both gave a very comprehensive  presentation on Palestinian Liberation Theology.  It was a very successful event and the turn out was amazing.  After the presentation we had a discussion with the local committee about the future of Sabeel in view of the retirement of its founder Rev. Naim Ateek, and his leaving the country to settle in Texas near his daughter.  I could not help but think of the quotation of John Kennedy when he said:  “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” 

The seeds of the idea of Palestinian Liberation Theology have been planted  25 years ago by Rev. Ateek, and thank God he will be moving away physically, but his spirit will stay with us, and so will his theology.  So my dear members of Sabeel, as well as Friends of Sabeel world wide, we will count on you to keep watering the seeds and to keep the idea living on.