ארגון לותרי ארגן תפילות למען הנוצרים בארץ
*בארץ הקודש. המזכיר של הארגון Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko (כנראה שהוא ערבי) קרא לכנסיות החברות בארגון להתפלל ביום שני ושלישי למען הנוצרים במזרח התיכון ולמען המשך קיומם המתמשך והחשוב באזור. ושימו לב למשפט הנפלא הזה:
Noko points out that the landmarks of the Easter story for the people and churches of the Holy Land "are not ... imagined or remembered images, but daily concrete realities" in increasingly harsh circumstances. He notes the Christian presence throughout the Middle East is rapidly declining "due to emigration provoked particularly by occupation, conflict, abandonment and the loss of hope for a better future." On this Maundy Thursday, as we contemplate the sacrifice of Jesus in atonement of all humanity's sins and we await the joyous resurrection, our thoughts also turn to the Holy Land in which Christ's ministry on earth was fulfilled and his blood offered for us all. For our sisters and brothers in the churches of the Holy Land who strive to follow in Christ's footsteps and to proclaim the gospel in that region, the landmarks of the Easter story are not - as for most of us - imagined or remembered images, but daily concrete realities. Equally real and practical for them are the increasingly harsh circumstances in which they struggle to continue their lives and ministries in that region. Throughout the Middle East, the Christian presence is in rapid decline - due to emigration provoked particularly by occupation, conflict, abandonment and the loss of hope for a better future.
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