Prayers for Peacemakers, May 15, 2013
Ask for God’s grace that the church may undo colonial
oppression by opposing resource extraction at the expense of First Nations, and
by respecting Indian life, lands and waters.
Pray for new Christian Peacemaker Teams delegates to First Nations
territories in Canada.
Get Hannah’s thoughts and the entire bulletin every Friday in your inbox, and don’t miss out on news from the teams, a list of what we’re reading and information on ways to take action.
As I scrolled through the news about the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, I came across this part of a poem from Gaza: “When a
This is a message Israeli settlers are plastering across the West Bank to terrorize Palestinians and pressure them to leave their homeland.
The policy of placing barbed wire at home entrances and closing off streets is part of a broader strategy of “soft displacement.” By making life unbearable for residents, the Occupation seeks to push Palestinians out of these areas.