Merciful God, we cry out on behalf of the Egyptian Coptic
Church, which has faced much violence since the revolution in 2011. On Sunday,
three people were killed and many more injured while leaving a wedding at a
Cairo church. Lord, we condemn this senseless violence, and pray for your
protection for this community of believers. Lord in your mercy…
Lord, please protect the many Palestinian children
currently in Israeli jails and those who are regularly detained by Israeli
forces. We decry the innocence lost among children beaten and mistreated, and
pray for an end to the occupation that allows this to continue. Lord in your
mercy…
Lord, we thank you for the work of Yasmine Perni in
her film about Palestinian Christians, “The Stones Cry Out.” As the U.S. tour
begins this week, we ask that you would bless the proceedings, and that people
would seize this opportunity to learn about the situation of Christians in the
Holy Land. Lord in your mercy…
Gracious God, we pray your blessing on Sabeel’s
programs for the week, including a youth meeting through the Nazareth office
and a joint program in Eilabon on Friday. Please be with our work as we prepare
for an interfaith meeting next Monday at Najah University in Nablus. Lord in
your mercy…
Lord, we pray along with the World Council of Churches
for the countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Lord in your mercy…
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