Tag: peacemaking

  • Holding hands with the FARC

    Holding hands with the FARC

    There we were, standing in a prayer circle holding hands. While not really that unusual, what was extraordinary was that some of the hands we were holding were likely bloody. They were the hands of guerrillas—high-ranking, long-time members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  For me, this moment last fall was especially significant.…