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Prayers for Peacemakers, October 31, 2012

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October 31, 2012

Prayers for Peacemakers, October 31, 2012

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O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
-Psalm 119:5

Homage to a victim of state repression,
Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, Feb. 14, 2012

Give thanks and pray for steadfastness, courage and
strength for religious leaders, activists and others of all ages who promote social justice through
nonviolent means in Iraqi Kurdistan. Remember those threatened, persecuted, imprisoned
or assassinated since the Kurdish Spring (2011) nonviolent demonstrations.

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