Shadia Qubti shares her experience and perspective as a Palestinian woman and theologian grappling with lament and hope around the time of the ceasefire between Palestine and Israel. “Today, as I navigate this uncertain and fragile ceasefire, I’m learning to practice joy as an act of faith and resistance. I choose to see what remains standing: 30% of Gaza’s structures still rise from the earth – each building a testament to resilience, each remaining hospital a monument to healthcare workers who refused to abandon their posts. Among the rubble, I find signs of life refusing to be erased: families returning to tend what’s left of their homes, medical staff continuing to heal in makeshift clinics, children finding spaces to play between the broken walls…”