The following prayer points were sent out by Rev. David Pileggi at Christ Church Jerusalem, where I serve.
- That God will pour out his peace and the bloodshed will come to an end.
- For God’s protection of human life – in every community.
- For the Palestinian press that has been inciting the public with wildly exaggerated reports and untruthful stories.
- For the few politicians (on both sides) who are cynically using the unrest for their own political purposes.
- That God will discredit leaders (religious, political and others) who advocate solving this conflict with violence and more force.
- That those who perpetrate terrorism will be caught and brought to justice.
- That the Israeli army and police will act with wisdom.
- That Palestinian and Israeli officials will cooperate to bring an end to the tension.
- That God through his Spirit of Holiness will bring reconciliation and healing to Jews and Arabs (especially in Jerusalem where divisions between the two communities are the deepest).
- That God will give the followers of Jesus the opportunity to be witnesses of his Presence in this situation.