For Jesus is our peace… and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. –Ephesians 2:14 You came to us to demolish barriers between people, To establish peace and to unite hearts And to create a new ‘human being’ who does not know enmity but only love. Look at us all, […]
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The Jerusalem Prayer
Christian leaders in Jerusalem issued this joint prayer in 2014 to be used in services of worship during the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel, held annually during the third week of September. The Jerusalem Prayer ‘Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you […]
Read full textWorld Week for Peace in Palestine & Israel
Each September the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum of the World Council of Churches invites participation in the World Week for Peace in Palestine & Israel, a week of advocacy and action supporting an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine and a just peace for all in Palestine and Israel. Congregations and individuals around the […]
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