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Prayers for Peacemakers, 22 May 2013
Lord, let your love fill
the hearts of Palestinian pupils and teachers and other peacemakers who endure suffering. Strengthen their
character, feed their hope and lead them in your beautiful, redeeming, nonviolent
ways.
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