The Anglican Primate and Archbishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, Most Reverend Suheil Dawani, has described the Holy Land as knowing great measures of beauty and sorrow.
Archbishop Dawani, comparing Israel to the rest of the world, opined that the beauty of Jerusalem lies not only in its history and in the Holy Site, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but in the people themselves.
The Anglican Primate, speaking at a university public address, reminded the world that the sorrow of the Land lies in the long history of one conquest and occupation after another.
According to him, the land has been fought over for two thousand years, and that its people know only too well the suffering and sorrow that comes with war and religious persecutions.
According to reports, in 1948, the Christian population in Jerusalem was about 27%, but today, it is less than 1%. In 1967, there were well over 30,000 Palestinian Christians in Jerusalem, but today, they are barely 6,000.
Notwithstanding the statistics, it has been reported that the devotion of Christians in proclaiming the gospel of Christ remains undaunted, and many in the Holy Land are grateful for their lives and the name of Jesus.
TheNewsGuru reports this year, in May, Israel will mark her 70th Independence anniversary celebration.