Praying for Palestine and Israel

A Prayer from EMBRACE THE MIDDLE EAST:

Loving God,

In the midst of this escalation of war and violence in the Middle East, we turn our eyes to you.

We mourn and weep with those whose lives have been affected. We pray for an end to this cycle of violence and ask you to bring peace and healing. We pray that you would comfort those who mourn and be close to the broken-hearted.

We pray for our partners across the Middle East. We thank you for their work and witness. We pray that you would comfort them and that your presence would be their strength as they continue to serve those in need. We pray for your protection for them.

We pray for the political and religious leaders who have influence over this situation. Would you give them the courage and boldness needed to pursue peace and justice. We pray that they would see the value of every human life and they would work to protect it. We pray that those who have led us down this path of war would repent and turn from their ways.

In these dark days we pray for your light to shine.

In the name of the Prince of Peace, your son, Jesus Christ.

Amen

You might find helpful and challenging this resource from the Theological advisory Group of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Torn-In-Two-Responding-to-Conflict-in-IsraelPalestine-FINAL.pdf (ctbi.org.uk)