To help us in this work of faith, CMEP has created and gathered a variety of spiritual and educational resources for individual and communal use to help engage your congregation in learning and reflection. Together, we hope to engage and act upon our Christian calling to be peacemakers.
P4P provides a way for Christians of diverse political and theological backgrounds to stand up for peace and unite in supplication to God with a special focus on prayers for the Holy Land. P4P provides Jesus’ followers with the common language of prayer around which to mobilize their energy and passion for the land that gave birth to our faith. Read Blog.
Prayer and advocacy concerning peacemaking in the Holy Land is born from our faith in Jesus Christ. To help us in this work of faith CMEP creates seasonal spiritual and educational resources. Together, we hope to engage and act upon our Christian calling to be peacemakers. Find our devotionals here.
Sent to your inbox every Friday, the Bulletin will keep you up to date on Middle East news, advocacy opportunities, and upcoming CMEP events. Find all bulletins & Sign Up
A Land Full of God gives American Christians an opportunity to promote peace and justice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It shows them how to understand the enmity with brief, digestible, and comprehensive essays about the historical, political, religious, and geographical tensions that have led to many of the dynamics we see today. Read More.
Resources to shape Sunday prayers, liturgy, and other aspects of worship, including videos from Christian voices in the Holy Land. Resources are diverse and ecumenical, allowing each community to shape services around their own traditions and commitments. Learn more.
Holy Week 2025: Prayer & Fasting for Just Peace in the Middle East Watch here.
CMEP interviews and moderates discussions with Palestinian, Israeli, American, and International peace makers, political analysts, activists, humanitarian and government leaders.
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From October 7th onward, CMEP’s Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Cannon has created daily updates about the state of the crisis in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank. Follow us on social media to receive these videos when they are released.
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The Search for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land is a curriculum designed to be taught in a small-group environment over five weeks with one 90-120 minute session each week, based on discussion time. This curriculum is part of our tri-pronged approach to elevate, educate, and advocate for peace, equality, security, and human rights in the Middle East.
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CMEP has curated a list of movies, documentaries, and books you can use to better understand the Middle East and the regional conflicts. We heavily encourage you to engage in these materials before visiting the region.
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Join CMEP and expert panelists, for our monthly webinars. Gain a better understanding of what is happening in the Middle East, and how you can have a positive impact on the realities and move toward a just peace.
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From October 7th onward, CMEP’s Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Cannon has created daily updates about the state of the crisis in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank. Follow us on social media to receive these videos when they are released.
To help us in this work of faith, CMEP has created and gathered a variety of spiritual, and educational resources for individual and communal use to help engage your congregation in learning and reflection. Together, we hope to engage and act upon our Christian calling to be peacemakers.
Christian Perspectives on the Holy Land
Edited by Mae Elise Cannon
Forward by Daniel Roth and Aziz Abu Sarah
A Land Full of God gives American Christians an opportunity to promote peace and justice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It shows them how to understand the enmity with brief, digestible, and comprehensive essays about the historical, political, religious, and geographical tensions that have led to many of the dynamics we see today. All the while, A Land Full of God walks readers through a biblical perspective of God’s heart for Israel and the historic suffering of the Jewish people, while also remaining sensitive to the experience and suffering of Palestinians. The prevailing wave of Christian voices are seeking a pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian, pro-peace, pro-justice, pro-poor, and ultimately pro-Jesus approach to bring resolution to the conflict.
A Land Full of God is one of Fupping’s 6 Must-Read Books on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Hear Mae speak about A Land Full of God on the Red Letter Christian podcast.
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Contributors:
Andrea Smith
Bill Hybels
Bob Roberts
Carolyn Custis James
Clayborne Carson
Dale Hanson Bourke
Darrell Bock
David Anderson
David Gushee
David Neff
Desmond Tutu
Donald M. Lewis
Eugene Cho
Jerry White
Jim Wallis
Joel Hunter
John E Phelan, Jr.
John Kerry
John M. Perkins
Judith Rood
Lynne Hybels
Michael Brown
Paul Alexander
Pope Francis
Rich Nathan
Shane Claiborne
Susan Michael
Tony Campolo
Tony Maalouf
Our carefully created Lenten and Advent devotionals are found on our Prayers for Peace blog here. Some can be obtained as a physical book and downloadable resource below.
To combat the prevailing images of discord, CMEP's Prayers for Peace blog highlights peacebuilders as they live out the reconciliation offered in the Prophets and Jesus’ message of peace, and invites us into communal prayer.
This year, during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, CMEP along with author and ethicist Andrew DeCort, PhD, hosted a series of prayerful reflections on the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12). Andrew is joined each day by a different renowned guest to reflect on one of the beatitudes and pray for a just peace for the Middle East.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed each year as an opportunity to explore Christians’ shared heritage and to enter more deeply into the faith that unites all us all. This year’s overarching global theme, “Do You Believe?” (John 11:26) offers a way to see that faith is not just a static set of beliefs, but an active means of receiving grace.
As the World Council of Churches explains, 2025 also marks the 1700th anniversary of the first Christian Ecumenical Council, held in Nicaea, near Constantinople in 325 AD. This commemoration provides a unique opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the common faith of Christians, as expressed in the creed formulated during this council.
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