Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Palestinian teens shot; home demolitions
Wave of Prayer: This prayer ministry enables local and international friends of Sabeel to pray over regional concerns on a weekly basis. Sent to Sabeel’s network of supporters, the prayer is used in services around the world and during Sabeel’s Thursday Communion service; as each community in its respective time zone lifts these concerns in prayer at noon every Thursday, this “wave of prayer” washes over the world.
Three young Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces this week: a 17-year-old boy in East Jerusalem who allegedly ran towards soldiers wielding a knife, an 18-year-old boy in Jenin as he breached the separation barrier, and a 20-year-old man who stabbed and wounded a soldier at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron where soldiers prevented Palestinians from worshipping. Merciful God, we pray that Israel’s chronic military occupation—the root cause of the conflict— will end so that all people can live with their rights and dignity in this land. Lord in your mercy…
To protest the recent home demolitions in Israel, the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee called for a general strike in the Arab sector in Israel on Tuesday, including schools, businesses and municipal councils. Lord, we pray for an end to Israel’s policy causing a housing crisis in Arab communities and its unjust practice of demolishing homes of Arab citizens of Israel. Lord in your mercy…
Last week a Jewish group in Canada threatened to derail the Friends of Sabeel conference in Vancouver on Christian Zionism. Lord, we are grateful that the conference was very successful and filled with rich stories and important presentations examining the negative impact of Christian Zionism on a just peace. Lord in your mercy…
Lord, we are thankful for our Nazareth office and ask for your blessing on its programs this week including a children’s meeting and two visits with French groups. Lord in your mercy…
We pray alongside the World Council of Churches for the countries Eritrea and Ethiopia. Lord in your mercy…