News about the deal on behalf of
the Palestinian political prisoners, 2,000 of whom were on hunger strike, is
spreading across the country and world today.
We are grateful that a deal was reached that includes improvements in
prison conditions. We rejoice that the hunger strike has ended and the lives of
the Palestinian political prisoners (some of whose lives were hanging in the
balance) are saved. Lord in your mercy…
This week the Palestinians are
commemorating the Nakba, the catastrophe that happened 64 years ago, when
approximately 750,000 of them were forcibly driven out or fled their homes and
villages. The Nakba created an enormous
refugee problem, sustained personal and political trauma, and catalyzed a
process of generational dispossession for Palestinians. We lift up all affected
by the Nakba, and we pray for justice—based on international law—and peace so
that there will be healing. Lord in your
mercy…
The youth of Sabeel Jerusalem
will travel to Nazareth and surrounding areas to clean a church in Ma’loul, a village
that was depopulated in 1948. Then they will worship with local Christians in
nearby Al-Mjaidel. We pray that this time of remembrance and service will strengthen
their faith and commitment to the re-edification of Palestine. Lord in your mercy…
We pray for all involved in the
effort to produce and print Sabeel’s newest Cornerstone Newsletter. This edition is about the laws being passed
by the Israeli Knesset that systematically disadvantage Israeli Arabs and
Palestinians. We are grateful that it can serve as a resource for those
interested in the way that occupation functions to benefit one group at the
expense of another group’s human and political rights, all under the guise of legality. Lord in your mercy…
With the World Council of
Churches, we specifically pray for the churches and populations of Kenya and
Tanzania. Lord in your
mercy…
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