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Read more »Scripture – Isaiah 6:1–13 Finding himself unemployed, Suriya spent three days in prayer, asking for God’s direction. Then, like Isaiah, he received a vision he didn’t expect and a mission for which he felt inadequate. Yet, like Isaiah, he ultimately…
Read more »Each year the State Department of the United States issues a report on International Religious Freedom. This annual report is submitted to Congress in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. It provides information with…
Read more »Amnesty International provides an opportunity to call on the Sri Lankan government to allow displaced civilians freedom of movement. 300,000 people displaced by the fighting in Sri Lanka are held by the government in camps that they cannot leave. The…
Read more »The people of Sri Lanka remain in need of prayer as they seek justice and work to rebuild. The UN Security Council will hear a briefing from the Secretary-General on June 5. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance continues to participate in the…
Read more »This week’s prayers on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers includes a prayer for Pentecost from Justice and Peace Shall Kiss: Praying through the Year, a new resource from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, as well as prayers for Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Read more »The situation faced by many of our sisters and brothers in Sri Lanka is grim. Learn more. Pray. Act. May God grant peace and justice for the people.
Read more »This week, Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers features prayers for Sri Lanka and the women who have shaped and guided our lives. A reflection on Mother’s Day is also included.
Read more »The civil war that has wracked Sri Lanka for 25 years may be drawing to an end. Learn more about the crisis in Sri Lanka from the United Nations News Centre, the New York Times, and Human Rights Watch. Here…
Read more »Three prayers appear this week on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers. There is a prayer for Sri Lanka by one of my colleagues who has family in that war-torn country; a prayer for Sudan in relation to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s…
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