Category: Prayers for Peace (P4P)

A series of vignettes on my experiences at Israeli checkpoints. Genna and I sit next to each other on the bus. It’s a Friday morning,

“I finally understand the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Theresa This

Our classroom is hot. It’s hard to focus. We’ve begun to notice the increasing temperatures outside that hint at the impending heat of summer. Our

“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern

Just a little over one year ago, I returned from a three-month term of service with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). I

Meaningful engagement by American Christian in the Holy Land in the hopes of contributing towards a sustainable, just peace is both necessary and possible. One

Dear CMEP Community, “They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” Jeremiah 6:14 Earlier this afternoon,

Two weeks ago, the Christian community in the Jerusalem and Bethlehem area gathered together for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Services were

You might not believe it, since the image of the Middle East most people have in their heads involves sweltering heat and rolling sand, but

Listen to the Episode Here Lorice is a mother of three and a grandmother of five who was raised in the Beit Sahour area of