Israel and Iran are at best very suspicious of one another, at worst sworn enemies. Iran would like to see Israel destroyed, Israel is considering a strike at Iran's atomic research infrastructure.Ronny Edry started something bigger than he expected when he put up a simple poster on Facebook expressing love towards Iran.
After a while it built quite a bit of momentum with replies from people and places he didn't expect.
It's not merely that his poster has gone viral (although it has), but rather that the whole idea of loving one another has gone viral. Quite a movement!
Ronny, knowingly or unknowingly, has reiterated Christ's message to his followers to 'love your enemies' (Matthew 5:43-48). To our shame we have not always done that as we should. Well done, Eddy. And well done everyone who has taken the idea and run with it.
Watch this video of Ronny speaking at TEDx in Jaffa, Israel. It's a video you really should definitely not miss.
Questions:
- Do you think Ronny's love movement has lasting value?
- How many people might a viral idea like this reach?
- Can you think of further and novel ways to contribute to Ronny's idea?
- Is there anything greater than love? Who might you offer love to today?
See also:
- Accepting one another in love - Journeys of heart and mind
- Iran - Wikipedia
- Israel - Wikipedia
- Israel and the need for reconciliation - Journeys of heart and mind
- Israel loves Iran - Facebook
- Israel loves Iran - Twitter
- Jaffa - Wikipedia
- Ronny Edry video - TED
- TED
- TEDx - TED
- We don't need no more trouble - Journeys of heart and mind
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