In addition to the materials on this page, we recommend looking through the abundant resources collected for World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel (WWPPI), from the World Council of Churches: http://pief.oikoumene.org/en/world-week-for-peace/resources.
Sabeel’s Wave of Prayers
Every week, Christians around the world join in prayer with Palestinian Christians, through the Wave of Prayers from Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center. See the prayers, use them yourself and share them in your community: http://sabeel.org/category/wave-of-prayers/
Following are the prayers from recent weeks, interspersed with news bytes from Sabeel (see more items with the scroll bar on the right side of this feed). Click on any item, to see it on Sabeel’s website.
THE CHURCHES OF JERUSALEM
The Jerusalem Prayer 2011 View and download
THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND and ACT ALLIANCE
Prayer Vigil for the Middle East View and download
Prayers for Israeli and the occupied Palestinian territories View and download
Prayer for Christmas Eve, cards (4 per page) View and download
CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (CMEP)
A Gift to the Church, an Advent Litany View and download
Jerusalem Prayer, inserts/cards View and download
Pray for Jerusalem Liturgy View and download
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem View and download
Prayer for the Peace Negotiations, June 2013 View and download
Two Peoples Prayer, in 3 parts View and download
EPISCOPAL CHURCH and EPISCOPAL PEACE FELLOWSHIP
Litany for the Peace Talks View and download
Litanies for the Wall of Oppression View and download
JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE
Interfaith Grief Circles for Gaza View and download
Memorial Rituals Toolkit View and download
See more faith resources from Jewish Voice for Peace at their website
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Worship Service for Israel/Palestine View and download
NATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Prayers for Peace in the Middle East View and download
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST and UCC Palestine Israel Network (UCC PIN)
A New Song Even Though
A poem prayer for World Communion Sunday written in the midst of violence and despair, by Rev. Loren McGrail
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The Threat of Mary’s Promise
A poem prayer in response to repeated vandalism of Beit Gemal monastery in Jerusalem, in addition to many other Christian sites in Israel and Palestine, by Rev. Loren McGrail View and download
Church of the Checkpoint
A description of Checkpoint 300 between Bethlehem and Jerusalem and a prayer for use there, along with other suggestions for public worship at the site, by Rev. Diane Dulin View and download
I Allowed Myself
A poem lamenting the heartbreaking death of a small infant, by Rev. Loren McGrail
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Prayer for Hem of His Garment
A prayer based on Mark 5:21-43, calling forth the courage required for dreaming, hoping, and reaching out for wholeness or for justice, by Rev. Loren McGrail View and download
Litany of Spirit and Solidarity for Pentecost
A responsive litany that uses Pentecost passages from Acts 2 for contemporary solidarity and spirit, by Rev. Diane Dulin View and download
Litany for the Gaza Bombardment of 2014: It is Now A Year Later…
A responsive litany of lament, confession, and Palestinian resilience on the anniversary of Israel’s brutal 2014 attack on Gaza, by Rev. Diane Dulin View and download
Litany of Kairos Questions
A responsive litany patterned after the Sermon on the Mount, raising common questions and misguided understandings about Palestine and providing replies, by Rev. Diane Dulin
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Liturgy of Public Resistance: The Wall Will Fall
Designed for use during the 2015 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel but appropriate at any time; it uses passages from Kairos Palestine to highlight the destructive impacts of the Separation Wall, by Rev. Diane Dulin View and download
Peace Sunday Service 2013 View and download
Prayer and Mission Moment, March 2016 View and download
UNITED NETWORK FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN PALESTINE & ISRAEL (UNJPPI),
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
A Call to Christian Repentance View and download
National Service of Mourning, Sept 2014 View and download
Prayers for Personal and Corporate Worship View and download
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Order of Worship, Ash Wednesday 2016 View and download
Seven Weeks for Water, Lent 2016 View and download
OTHERS
A Prayer for Courage
A confession of our failures to act for justice and supplication for courage and strength View and download
Liturgical resources for Advent 2014
A worship supplement for use with the Kairos Palestine Christmas Resource for 2014, developed by Kairos USA. By Rev. Diane Dulin View and download
A Litany for Holy Week 2014: Troubling Days in Jerusalem
A responsive litany appropriate for Palm Sunday or any day of Holy Week, connecting the drama of the first Holy Week to current realities in Jerusalem.
By Rev. Diane Dulin
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Litany of Spirit and Solidarity for Pentecost
A responsive litany that uses Pentecost passages from Acts 2 for contemporary solidarity and spirit. By Rev. Diane Dulin View and download