Pray with Israel/Palestine, December 5, 2021
Lectionary Selection: Luke 3:1-6
Prayers for Israel/Palestine
Lord, help us to be a part of your plan that all flesh shall see your salvation, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Mission Stewardship Moment from Israel/Palestine
The season of Advent is a time when the Church re-enacts and relives the excitement and drama of God working out the divine plan for the salvation of the world. Year after year, we are re-energized by that. Once again we relive the reality of our own re-creation into the new life in Christ.
Individually, we experience that mystery in different ways. And, sometimes more dramatically than we ourselves would expect or even wish. For me, this happened last Christmas morning when I had a serious stroke. Yet the wonder of it has been in the miracle of recovery, albeit measured but steady. Keeping the goal of returning to fulfill a commitment to complete a covenant of mission service has helped in healing. It has supported the process of
- anticipation
- preparation
- and active waiting
which is what the Church does during Advent. That has helped me, personally, to participate in God’s call to “prepare the way of the Lord.”
Prayer and Mission Moment by Victor Makari
Mission Partners in Israel/Palestine:
- B’Tselem
- Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees
- Diyar Consortium
- East Jerusalem YMCA (Palestine)
- Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
- Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
- Friends Meeting in Ramallah
- Kairos Palestine
- Rawdat el-Zuhur (Palestine)
- Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center (Jerusalem)
- Tantur Ecumenical Institute
- YWCA of Palestine (Palestine)
Global Ministries Mission Co-worker in Israel/Palestine
Rev. Victor Makari serves the Diyar Consortium in Israel/Palestine. His appointment is made possible by your gifts to Disciples Mission Fund, Our Church’s Wider Mission, and your special gifts.