Churches in Jerusalem issue special prayers for Syria

Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee has sent us this message today:

Syria, the cradle of religions and cultures, is going through tragic events and unprecedented cycle of violence, which is affecting the whole population.

We, as Jerusalem interchurch Committee JIC, lift our prayers and ask all believers in the world to pray for all citizens of Syria, for their safety, for the end of violence, and for a quiet, speedy, and peaceful resumption of reforms. We remember the victims of violence and offer our condolences to their bereaved families.

We call on all parties to the conflict, especially the governmental forces, to refrain from violence and to protect human lives of peaceful demonstrators.

We call all the religious leaders of good will in Syria to facilitate a process of dialogue and reconciliation that will lead to democratic changes and to a modern state with the respect of human rights and the rule of law.

Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee
Al-Quds -Jerusalem