The Israeli Supreme Court dismissed
the appeal of the wrongful death case of American activist Rachel Corrie, who
was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 while non-violently
protecting a Palestinian home from demolition in Gaza. Lord, we pray for all conscientious international
volunteers who come here to stand against injustices and who risk their lives
for the sake of human rights. Lord in
your mercy…
Last week Israeli forces demolished
the home of a Palestinian citizen of Israel who lived with her four children in
the Israeli city of Lod (formerly Lydda). God of mercy, we pray for an end to Israel’s
unjust practice of demolishing Palestinian homes, whether they are in the West
Bank, East Jerusalem, or within the state of Israel. Lord in your mercy…
Fourteen year-old Malak Al-Khatib was
recently released from prison a couple of weeks early. She was sentenced by Israeli military
court to two months in prison and was possibly the youngest Palestinian girl to
be detained and sentenced by Israel. Lord, we are thankful she is
home with her family, but worry for all Palestinian children who are never safe
under Israel’s military occupation. Lord
in your mercy…
Along with the rest of the world, we
are shocked about the recent IS beheadings of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians
in Libya who moved there in search of work. Lord,
we pray fervently for an end to all violence that is causing so much suffering,
especially recently in North Carolina (USA) and all over the Middle East and
Central Africa. Lord in
your mercy…
Lord, we pray for our Sabeel staff
and volunteers as they prepare for a busy period of programs, working overtime
for six events this week including: a launch in Bethlehem of our book on
non-violent resistance in Islam and Christianity, a “quiz night” for youth, a community
trip to Tel Arad and Jericho, a young women and youth event, as well as a
Lenten visit to an old age home in Jerusalem. Lord in your mercy…
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