Thursday, November 10, 2011

10/11/11 - English



As the world approaches a population of 7 billion human beings, we echo the Psalmist, stating our belief that “the Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.”  We ask that the Spirit of God, loving and merciful, help us turn toward one another, towards life-giving activity, and away from destruction of God’s full world.  We pray for each family, culture, and environment in which each of the 7 billion of us exists.  Many of the world’s population are children; we ask God to strengthen the adults to work continually so that the young may grow up a more just and healthier world. Lord in your mercy…

The right-wing Jewish extremist group “Price Tag” continued its attacks this week.  They defaced the home of a staff member and threatened to bomb the offices of the Israeli organization, “Peace Now.”  At such a time as this, when the Israeli government approved 60,000 new settlement units, Peace Now plays an important role because they oppose settlement building in the Occupied Territories, and they demand the protection of Palestinian human rights.  We pray that the perpetrators of the “Price Tag” crimes will be held accountable for their actions, and we pray for an end to such violence.  Lord in your mercy…

We pray for the local programming of Sabeel.  We are grateful to offer a lecture in Arabic about the book, Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land. We hope that the discussion spurs many to action. We pray for peace in this land and every land.  Lord in your mercy…

From Birmingham, Alabama in the United States to Bethlehem, West Bank in Occupied Palestine, children of God have nonviolently protested the denial of their civil and human rights.  We pray for the conference talking place in Atlanta, Georgia this week, honoring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and examining the many dimensions of nonviolent struggle for justice and peace in Palestine/Israel. We pray for the conference organizers, speakers, and participants. Lord in your mercy…

With the World Council of Churches we pray for Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, São Tomé e Príncipe.

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