A Prayer for Issa

We spent part of an afternoon with Issa Amro, just last week, in his front yard in Hebron.  He's clear, optimistic, committed...and a leader of his peers.  Clearly, his nonviolence is a threat to authorities on all sides.  His ability to organize--especially,  thoughtful young adults--provokes the powerful and throws them off balance.  He was arrested by the Palestinian Authority just days after our visit.  Today, we pray for Issa and support him--as he sits in a PA prison--and insist on his release.  To join that growing outcry of support for Issa, go to this link to add your name: http://www.yashebron.org/free_issa_from_pa_arrest.

God of peace, Liberator of the Bound, Comfort of the Poor:
Draw close to Issa in his imprisonment,
And remind him, in every moment, of his circle of solidarity and support.
When his flesh is tired and his body is hungry,
Be the nourishment that sustains him.
When his captors are callous,
Be the conscience that opens their hearts to other ways.
Bless Issa, and through Issa, so many others,
In Hebron, in all of Palestine, in Jerusalem, in all of Israel,
That they may continue their inspired struggle
For nonviolent liberation, for justice for all,
And for peace.
Amen, amen and amen.