"For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3:16 - New Revised Standard Version)
World needs our love & loving prayers!
Come on! Dear sisters and brothers in Christ: Let us think Globally (world-awareness) and act locally (join our risen redeemer Jesus Christ in interceding for the world).
Here are some excerpts from various media sources that inform us about what is going on in the world around us:-
Jerusalem: Evolving Politics Around a Holy City
[Taken from 'Churches for Middle East Peace Newsletter dated 06-13-08]
Looking Ahead: A Shared Future
As the campaign season heats up, advocates should hold their candidates accountable on issues that matter to them. CMEP will be communicating with both presidential candidates over the summer and into the fall and providing advocacy guidance, building on our August 2007 Board and Leadership Council letter to presidential campaigns. As we know, once the lights dim from the inaugural balls in January 2009, the problem of Middle East peace will sit squarely on the President's desk.
On the ground in the Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians long for a resolution of their decades- long conflict. Any solution must include a shared future in Jerusalem. The next U.S. President and Congress, with the support of American Jews, Christians and Muslims, have a responsibility to help them get there.
"Insofar as she is the homeland of the hearts of all the spiritual descendants of Abraham, who hold her very dear, and the place where, according to faith, the created things of earth encounter the infinite transcendence of God, Jerusalem stands out as a symbol of coming together, of union, and of peace for the human family."-Pope John Paul II (April, 1984)
*For more information on Jerusalem, go to CMEP's Shared Jerusalem Resource Center
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Formed in 1984, Churches for Middle East Peace is a Washington-based program of the Alliance of Baptists, American Friends Service Committee, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Armenian Orthodox Church, Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men's Institutes, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church of the Brethren, Church World Service,
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United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church (GBCS & GBGM).
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