Wave of Prayer for Thursday, November 10, 2011
As the world
approaches a population of 7 billion human beings, we echo the Psalmist,
stating our belief that "the Earth is the Lord's and everything in
it." We ask that the Spirit of God, loving and merciful, help us turn
toward one another, towards life-giving activity, and away from
destruction of God's full world. We pray for each family, culture, and
environment in which each of the 7 billion of us exists. Many of the
world's population are children; we ask God to strengthen the adults to
work continually so that the young may grow up a more just and healthier
world.
Lord in your mercy...
The right-wing Jewish extremist
group "Price Tag" continued its attacks this week. They defaced the home
of a staff member and threatened to bomb the offices of the Israeli
organization, "Peace Now."
At such a time as this, when the
Israeli government approved 60,000 new settlement units, Peace Now plays
an important role because they oppose settlement building in the
Occupied Territories, and they demand the protection of Palestinian
human rights.
We pray that the perpetrators of the "Price
Tag" crimes will be held accountable for their actions, and we pray for
an end to such violence. Lord in your mercy...
We pray for the
local programming of Sabeel. We are grateful to offer a lecture in
Arabic about the book, Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Search
for Peace in the Holy Land. We hope that the discussion spurs many to
action. We pray for peace in this land and every land. Lord in your
mercy...
From Birmingham, Alabama in the United States to
Bethlehem, West Bank in Occupied Palestine, children of God have
nonviolently protested the denial of their civil and human rights. We
pray for the conference talking place in Atlanta, Georgia this week,
honoring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States
and examining the many dimensions of nonviolent struggle for justice and
peace in Palestine/Israel. We pray for the conference organizers,
speakers, and participants.
Lord in your mercy...