‘I am a Palestinian Christian and will be retracing the steps of Jesus to find hope this Easter’

Grace Al-Zoughbi’s family’s tradition is to go to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and walk in the footsteps of Jesus starting from Bethphage to the Mount of Olives. She shares why it is so important to retrace his footsteps during this season.

It is significant to me, beyond words, to be born and live in the land where the Lord Jesus himself was born, lived, died and rose on the third day. The Easter season reminds me that Christ defeated the power of death more than two thousand years ago, but he lives today in me.

His resurrection means I have a calling to serve our risen Lord with all that I have, all that I can, wherever I can. I feel strongly called to serve my people in the Middle East. Despite the ongoing injustices and hardships in the land where Christ lived, his love and peace will ultimately reign through us, his witnesses.