It has been confirmed that Friday
the 23rd of September, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO) Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, will submit to the Secretary General of
the United Nations the Palestinian bid for the recognition of Palestine as a
member state. We pray that the member
states will support that bid wholeheartedly for the sake of peace for both
the Israelis and Palestinians, recalling
the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We
are tied together in a single garment of destiny; we are caught in a network of
mutuality. And I can never be who I
ought to be until you are who you ought to be.”Lord in Your Mercy, hear our
prayers...
As the Witness Visit comes to an end,
we pray for the safe travel of all the participants. May they return home refreshed by the truth,
and may they be inspired to share their witness with others so that they can
open their eyes and hearts to the harsh realities of the occupation. We pray for Nora Carmi who could not accompany
the Witness Visit for the Contemporary Way of the Cross as she lost her husband
during this past week. We offer Nora and
her family our heartiest condolences. Lord in Your Mercy, hear our
prayers...
We pray for the runners of
Silwan, especially those supporters from abroad who run in order to raise
awareness to the grave and violent circumstances in which the children of that
neighborhood of East Jerusalem pass their childhood, as homes continue to be confiscated by Jewish
settlers. We pray for a successful
campaign as those runners are trying to
help raise funds for the creative center built by the Silwan community for
their children. Lord in Your Mercy, hear
our prayers...
Now that the summer holidays are
over, the Sabeel staff is once again busy planning for the various community
programs. We pray for the safety of the
participants, women and young adults, as they hike in the depopulated town of
Lifta and Ein Jiddi during this coming week end, and for the youth as they join
other youth groups in Ramallah for fellowship.
Lord in Your Mercy, hear our prayers...
With the World Council of
Churches we pray for Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine
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