Unimaginable and dire conditions
continue in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria under attack from IS. With the ongoing fighting in the streets, aid
workers are unable to help the thousands of trapped Palestinians in desperate
need of water, food and a functioning hospital.
God of mercy, we continue to pray for an end to the violence there and for
all the Palestinian refugees who lost everything, sometimes more than once, whether
in Gaza, the West Bank, or in the diaspora.
Lord in your mercy…
Six months after donors pledged
billions of dollars for devastated Gaza, most of the money remains blocked, and
reconstruction efforts are painfully slow. Lord, we pray that the international
community does not fail the people of Gaza who desperately need Israel’s
blockade to end and for Gaza’s thousands of destroyed and damaged homes,
schools, and hospitals to be rebuilt once and for all. Lord in your mercy…
Last week Israeli military
authorities arrested Palestinian parliamentarian, feminist and human rights
activist Khalida Jarrar from her home in Ramallah and sentenced her to six
months of administrative detention, an issue she often spoke out against. Lord,
we pray that Israel will end its unjust practice of detaining Palestinians
without charge as a measure to silence resistance against the occupation. Lord in your mercy…
Lord, we lift up our gratitude for
our spring issue of Cornerstone, “Towards Jerusalem,” which includes
Sabeel’s Bible study reflection on Jesus turning his face towards Jerusalem and
highlights both the suffering and sumud (steadfastness) of the
Palestinians living in the city. Lord in
your mercy…
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