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Posted August 2, 2006 in News

Season of Prayer for Peace in the Middle East has been formed by leaders of several religious traditions have come together to encourage you, our religious communities to engage in prayer for peace in the Middle East.

They encourage us to do this as we gather for our regular worship or faith observances. We are also encouraged to engage with other religious communities in our neighborhoods in events offering a joint witness to peace. We will post prayers, litanies, scripture texts, hymns and other prayer aids on this web site.

We also encourage you to send new and creative liturgical material that you have composed or used to post on this web site for others to use.

As religious leaders we are deeply concerned about the escalating violence in the Middle East. We pray for all those who are suffering, both those of our own communities and those we consider the “other.” We pray for an urgent end to hostilities that will both save lives and lead to a just, lasting, and secure peace.

Pray like everything depends on God
Work like everything depends on you.

Signatories include:

Archbishop Desmond Tutu
South Africa

Bishop Dimitrios Couchell
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Rev. Dr. Robert Edgar
General Secretary
National Council of Churches USA

Dr. Manohar Singh Grewal
Chairperson
World Sikh Council - America Region
Rev. Dr. Stan Hastey
Executive Director
Alliance of Baptists

Rev. Dr. Cliff Kirkpatrick
Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (USA) The Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky
Moderator, Religions for Peace-USA and Ecumenical Officer, Orthodox Church in America

Rabbi Michael Lerner
Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives Rev. Michael Livingston
President, National Council of Churches USA and Executive Director, International Council of Community Churches

Rev. William G. Sinkford
President
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed
Secretary General
Islamic Society of North America

Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The Shalom Center
Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of United States and Canada

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