{"id":10821,"date":"2023-10-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=10821"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:02:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:02:50","slug":"prayer-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/prayer-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-people-around-the-world-in-praying-for-peace-in-the-holy-land\">Join people around the world in praying for peace in the Holy Land.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cBlessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.\u201d (Matthew 5:9)<br><\/strong><em>Lord, help us to be peacemakers in the Holy Land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cNow the Lord of Peace Himself give you peace always by all means.\u201d (2 Thessalonians 3:16)<br><\/strong><em>Lord, give the Holy Land peace by Your means.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cFor He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.&#8221; (Ephesians 2:14)<br><\/strong><em>Lord, be our peace and break down the walls of partition dividing the Holy Land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI am the light of the world.\u201d (John 8:12)<\/strong><br><em>Lord, help us to be lights to the Holy Land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThey will hammer their swords into ploughshares and the spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.\u201d (Isaiah 2:4)<br><\/strong><em>Lord, fulfill this promise now in the Holy Land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cBut Esau ran to meet him (Jacob), took him in his arms, threw himself on his neck and wept as he kissed him.\u201d (Genesis 33:4)<br><\/strong><em>Lord, help the people of the Holy Land follow the example of Jacob and Esau and reconcile themselves to each other.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cYour word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light to my path.\u201d (Psalm 119:105)<\/strong><br><em>Lord, let your Spirit enter into the hearts of those in the Holy Land and be a lamp unto their feet and a light to their path.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cPeace I leave you with, My Peace I give to you\u2026\u201d (John 14:27)<\/strong><br><em>Lord, we thank you for your peace and we accept it in the Holy Land.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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