세계교회협의회, ‘2025 팔레스타인-이스라엘 평화를 위한 세계 기도 주간 (2025 World Week of Peace for Palestine and Israel)’ 자료 배포
매년 9월 셋째 주 ‘팔레스타인과 이스라엘 평화를 위한 세계 주간’ 올해는 9월 20일(토)부터 26일(금)까지
세계교회협의회 (World Council of Churches, WCC, 제리 필레이 총무)가 뉴스레터를 통해 ‘2025 팔레스타인-이스라엘 평화를 위한 세계 기도 주간 (2025 World Week of Peace for Palestine and Israel)’ 자료를 배포하였다.
세계교회협의회는 매년 9월 셋째 주를 팔레스타인과 이스라엘 평화를 위한 세계 주간으로 선포하여 지킨다.
올해는 9월 20일(토)부터 26일(금)까지다.
세계교회협의회는 “세계교회와 함께 팔레스타인과 이스라엘의 평화를 위해 기도하는 일에 동참하여 주시기를 바랍니다!”라며 협력을 요청했다.
“사랑의 하나님,
우리는 포기하지 않겠습니다.
주님의 정의가 승리하고 평화가 실현될 때까지,
우리는 희망과 사랑, 저항을 멈추지 않겠습니다.”
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2025
Reflections and Prayer by Mayada Tarazi from Jerusalem
(family originating from Gaza)
Prayer:
Loving God, Creator of all,
I stand before you today not just in prayer, but as a witness —
A Palestinian who carries the stories, the suffering, and the strength of my people.
In this moment of worship, I lift my voice to you — the source of life, love, and justice.
With a heart full of sorrow but also full of hope, I bring before you the pain of my people
in Palestine — especially in Gaza — where we are living through a genocide in real time.
Lord, the world may turn its face, but you do not.
You hear the cries of mothers searching for their children beneath rubble.
You see the fear in the eyes of youth who have known nothing but siege and destruction.
You feel the weight of our mourning, the longing for dignity, safety, and freedom.
Your Son, Jesus, said: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will
be filled.”
And so we hunger, we thirst, and we will not stop.
We ask you, God of justice, to move powerfully among us.
Stir the hearts of those in positions of power.
Break the silence of churches, leaders, and nations.
Let no one claim peace while ignoring injustice.
Let no one preach love without standing with the oppressed.
We pray for all people facing violence and occupation — not only in Palestine, but across
the Middle East, Africa, and every land where people are struggling for their right to live
in freedom and dignity.
God of the oppressed, empower us.
Make our faith active, our compassion loud, and our solidarity real.
Let us not only pray — let us act.
Let us speak truth.
Let us challenge the systems of power that destroy life.
Let us build a world where every child is safe, every home is sacred, and every people
can thrive.
As I stand here today, I ask that this worship space become a space of awakening.
May hearts be opened, and may this prayer move us all to action —
To stand with the people of Palestine, to speak out against genocide,
To demand an end to occupation, and to live out our faith through justice.
Loving God, we will not give up.
We will not stop hoping, loving, resisting — until your justice prevails.
Until freedom comes.
Until peace is real.
In your holy name, we pray. Amen.
Reflections: Let the Stones Speak – Truths from Jerusalem to Gaza
- Stones Remember Our History
Stones in Palestine have seen many things. Some have stood in the courtyards of villages
that were destroyed in 1948, when families were forced to flee and never allowed to
return. They have seen tents turn into refugee camps, and refugee camps turn into
crowded cities where people still dream of going home. Today, the stones in Gaza lie in
piles of rubble after bombs, still holding the memory of the homes and lives they once
sheltered. - The Nakba Has Never Ended
The Nakba—the catastrophe—did not stop in 1948. It continues every time a family in
Jerusalem is evicted, every time olive trees are uprooted, every time children in Gaza lose
their homes and loved ones. The genocide in Gaza today is part of the same long story of
displacement, oppression, and loss. - When People Are Silenced, Stones Cry Out
Jesus said, “If they keep silent, the stones will cry out.” The stones in Palestine cry out
from destroyed villages, from the walls of refugee camps, from Gaza’s ruins, from
Jerusalem’s ancient streets. They cry for justice, truth, and freedom. They carry the
voices of those who cannot speak because the world refuses to listen. - The Prophetic Witness of the People
Women, children, and young people carry the truth of this story in their lives. A
grandmother who still keeps the key to the house her family lost in 1948. A young man in
Gaza who has been displaced five times in his short life. A child in Jerusalem who walks
past armed soldiers to go to school. These are the voices we must lift up. - A Prayer for Truth and Justice
God of mercy and justice, the stones of Palestine hold the pain and the hope of
generations. Give us ears to hear their cries, hearts to carry their stories, and courage to
speak the truth. May we join your work of justice until every person lives in freedom and
peace.
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