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Tag Archives: Palestine
O Jerusalem, Guest Post and Photo by Carol Hallman
I am always so deeply grateful to Carol for the poetry that takes me into the issues of the day but also by her poetic style of short short lines that make me feel that I am going forward step … Continue reading
Prayer for Palestine and Israel
God, we pray for justice and peace,and acknowledge that it isthe greatest puzzle in the world. We pray that airstrikes do not falland rockets cease to rise upkilling and injuring civilians and children. We pray for your love and gentlenessto … Continue reading
Guest post by Carol Hallman, remembering Ahmed Abu Abed
A parishioner once asked me why we even keep something like the “slaughter of the innocents” in the Bible since it is not “inspiring.” the story is told, not to condemn an old despot but to remind us to look … Continue reading
Lament for the Nation State Law — Guest Post Carol Hallman
Carol Hallman writes: Ever since the Nation Law was passed by the Knesset my heart has been saddened and so I thought I’d share with you a lament that I wrote in response….I just traveled to Israel the beginning of … Continue reading
Palestinian Christians — Guest post, Carol Hallman
They have been there Since the beginning Even before The winds began to blow And the flames danced And the Spirit came They were there When the various powers And principalities Babylonians Persians … Continue reading
Small words for a Palestinian child
Many thanks to José Manuel Solá of Pueto Rico, for his words and the kind permission of Red Crearte. To learn more of their mission go here. Many this truce last, Kind God, for the sake of the children. At … Continue reading
In memoriam Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel, Muhammed Abu Knedir (Genesis 25 – 32)
Perhaps it is in the nature of youth, especially siblings, to push and tug, to fling stones and shout over birthrights and blessings. Why not? They watch the old, supposedly wise among us take sides for self-interest, use them in … Continue reading
In Honor of the UN Vote
God who sends silent stars above all the peoples in the world shine your everlasting light on Bethlehem. Tonight the hopes and fears are not just meeting, they are dancing with flags in those dark streets. Yet how we see … Continue reading
Prayers to Embrace the Holy Land — Home of the Tongues of Pentecost
These prayers were written in Great Britain for Christian Aid, a church relief and development organisation in the United Kingdom and formed part of a Lenten pilgrimage by Graham Sparkes and Anthea Cox. 1) Loving God We pray for children … Continue reading
Gifts in Open Hands 