Colored Stones (Part II)
The Beit Jala game was very entertaining. It was Jerusalem High School vs. Bethlehem High School. The epic match of David and Goliath was reenacted on that court today. However, there was somewhat of an unexpected Gnostic ending to this tale. I arrived at the school where the game was going to take place and the hearts of the Palestinians were already dismal before the game ever began. The Bethlehem students told me time and time again about how their proverbial mulls were about to get kicked. I had a hard time believing how pessimistic they were. Even the principle predicted the defeat.

The game started and I looked around the bleacherless gym to see that no parents had come to support their children. I asked the principle about this and she said that a parentless audience was the standard. However, there were several Bethlehem students who came to support their team. In the 1st quarter Bethlehem was ahead by 16 points and their attitudes quickly changed. They lost focus, started showboating, and were getting mouthy. Jerusalem quickly came back and towards the end of the game took a 4 point lead. Bethlehem pulled it out in the end with a 53-50 win. In this tale, the Palestinians won the battle.

It was a good game.

No stones thrown.

Which was somewhat disappointed…