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Prayers for Peacemakers, December 11, 2013

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December 11, 2013

Prayers for Peacemakers, December 11, 2013

Ask God to bless CPT’s new Plowing and Planting Campaign,
which will provide funds for the psycho-social care of CPTers and help retire
the debt on CPT’s Chicago office building.

	Epixel* for 15 September 2013

	Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. James 5:7
	CPTers from all teams gather under a tree for a conversation together near the end of our 2012 retreat. Can you join us in creating more spaces for renewal like this one? Photo by Tim Nafziger
	*epixel: a snapshot-epistle to the churches related to and appearing with a text from the upcoming Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary readings.

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