As we approach Palm Sunday, we continue to pray for Ukraine and remember that there is ongoing conflict and devastation in other places around the world.
In the past three weeks, ISIS has claimed responsibility for several fatal terror attacks in Israel which draws our attention to the area as we approach Holy Week.
We work and pray for a time when all sorrows cease, and all people will live in peace:
God of All,
On this day of celebration and triumph,
of palm waving and hosannas,
we pause, as Jesus did, to cry for peace in Jerusalem,
and in the Holy Land.
Lord, bring your peace
and make us peacemakers.
As Jesus wept over the city,
we think of families that weep for loved ones
in Be’er Sheva, Hadera, Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv,
and pray for peace to prevail.
Lord, bring your peace
and make us peacemakers.
In every place of conflict,
far away or nearby,
on our screens or hidden from view,
protect the vulnerable, we pray.
Lord, bring your peace
and make us peacemakers.
Amen