Thursday, February 7, 2008

7/2/08 - English

 We continue to pray for the people of Gaza and the surrounding areas that endure fear amongst violence. As we continue to struggle for justice, peace, and reconciliation we must keep lifting up the prophetic vision of a world without violence.

We ask for God's blessings in our upcoming Open Forum program, where we shall focus on the 60 years since the Nakba. This program helps to open up discussion about political events from a biblical perspective, and what these events mean for the people on a local level.

We thank God for the people that came together for a time of prayer at the Church of the Resurrection. A candlelight procession led the way, and ended at the Franciscan Chapel where the service was held.

We pray for the delegation from the Methodist Church that is traveling here this week. We pray that they, and all of the visitors to this land, will be able to see and hear the stories and struggles of the people working in these challenging times and that they will go home empowered to work for a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis.


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