Churches for Peace

This tab will be dedicated to sharing information and resources regarding finding peace in the Middle East. 

The sources include:
-Greater Milwaukee Synod (GMS)
-Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
-Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine (WCJP)
-Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

 

Shared in Worship during Prayers of the Church - 01 21 2024

PRAYER FROM CHURCHES FOR MIDEAST PEACE:

We offer up this

prayer for The Death of Someone Killed in The Neighborhood,

remembering all

who have been killed in Gaza:

Lamb of God

You take away the sins of the world

Have mercy on us. Grant us peace.

For the unbearable toil of our sinful world,

We plead for remission.

For the terror of absence from our beloved,

We plead for your comfort.

For the scandalous presence of death in your Creation,

We plead for the resurrection.

Lamb of God

You take away the sins of the world

Have mercy on us.

Grant us peace.  AMEN

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God of Justice, 
bless those who work for peace through justice. 
Strengthen their resolve in the face of seemingly endless violence.  Guide the leaders of the people of the Middle East to know your will and to support a just peace for all of your children.  
 
God of Love,
lifting up the holy land for all humankind, breathe love and compassion into our prayers with a desire for nothing other than peace: peace in our hearts, peace for all creation, and especially peace in the land that is called holy.  
 
God of Hope, 
we lift up the city of Jerusalem, distracted and divided, yet still filled with promise as all the cities of the world. Come again into our cities, places of worship, Upper Rooms and Gethsemanes, that we may be given sight to recognize you.  
 
God of Mercy, 
even as we long to understand that which is often beyond our comprehension, we lay before you the hearts, minds and bodies of all those suffering from conflict in Palestine and Israel and from the ongoing occupation. Shower upon all the people of the Holy Land the spirit of justice and reconciliation.  
 
God of the Nations, 
give to all our people the blessings of well-being, freedom, and harmony, and, above all things, give us faith in you that we may be strengthened to care for all those in need until the coming of your son, our Savior and Lord.  
 
Amen. 

-CMEP

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This is a recording of a Press Conference on Wednesday, November 8 held by WCJP

https://fb.watch/ocVvnVClia/
 

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Click on link below

In Gaza, Filmmakers Asked Children: What Is Your Dream? | NYT Opinion - YouTube

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