This
week, The Palestinian Authority declared the Christian Easter Holiday a
nationally recognized holiday in Palestine. The declaration came as the fruit
of lobbying by local grassroots clergy in Ramallah. Palestinian Christians
constitute less than 1.5% of the entire Palestinian population. In previous
years only Christmas and Muslim Holidays were considered a Palestinian National
Holiday.
- Lord, we thank you for the tolerance
and understanding among our Palestinian community. Actions such as this
lord bring hope and emphasize the beauty of unity. When many around the
world tend to construct walls of security we are thankful for your people
who are engaged in building bridges. Lord in your
mercy..............
Sabeel is organizing
an international witness visit from the 10th to the 18th of May 2016 with the
theme Living Together –
An Interfaith Mosaic - A Window into the Religious Communities Living in The
Land of The Holy One.
- Lord, we pray for an enriching and fruitful visit
that will enable the participants to see and learn firsthand the situation
on the ground. We pray that they will go back inspired and
encouraged to continue the work of justice and peace for this troubled
land. Lord in your mercy..............
A Palestinian woman, Maram Abu Ismayil, 23, and her
brother Ibrahim Salah Taha, 16, were shot dead by Israeli security forces at
the Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank last Wednesday morning prompting
clashes in the area. Maram, a mother of two and pregnant, was crossing into
Jerusalem for the first time, on her way to a Jerusalem hospital. The police
refuse to release the video that record the senseless killings accusing them of
wielding knives.
- Lord we walk on our streets in fear and without
protection. The Palestinians living under occupation have long been asking
for international protection against the Israeli security forces and the
wild settlers who constantly attack them. Lord, we pray that our cries for
protection be answered and that the 49 year old occupation will come to an
end. Lord in your mercy..............
France announced recently that it intends to hold a
preliminary international meeting on May 30 in preparation for an international
peace conference to discuss the parameters of a peace deal between the
Palestinians and Israel. Israel officially rejected the idea insisting on
bilateral direct talks between the two sides, something that has been going on
for 23 years without any results except the continuation of illegal settlement
building on stolen Palestinian land.
- Lord, "Peace, peace" they say when
there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6:14 ). In steadfastness, Lord, we pray and
hold our ground and await your judgment. Lord in your mercy............
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