Take a Sip of Life

Joyce wrote this poem for our delegation blog.


"Take a Sip of Life"

Tea leaves welcome all
Sage, mint, a bit of sugar

In a Palestinian village
The elder talks
And a young boy
carries a tray of sweet tea
To welcome strangers.

Injustice of a home invasion
The event is told
And a young boy
carries a tray of sweet tea
To welcome strangers.

We are humbled
We learn true hospitality
We hear the pain of daily life
We hear the passion for Palestine
Our hearts and minds cry out for jsutice

Sweet tea bridges our lives
We will brind home these stories
We have much to integrate
We are eager to tell our experiences.

Tea leaves welcome
Mint, sage, sweet tea
Hospitality has a new meaning for us all.