March 16, 2025 – “The Olive Branch”
· Rev. Kristin Powell
Rev. Kristin opens this powerful three-part series on peace by weaving together the ancient symbolism of the olive branch with the transformative practice of radical forgiveness. Drawing from her own pilgrimage to Assisi, the resilient olive trees of Athens, and Colin Tipping's five steps of radical forgiveness, she invites us to consider to whom we might extend an olive branch in our own lives. Rev. Kristin closes with the breathtaking true story of an unnamed South African woman at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission who embodied extraordinary forgiveness - reminding us that we too are capable of the profound, healing love that brings us home to peace.