Since the beginning of Lent, a network of autonomous Christian groups have been on a pilgrimage of solidarity for Gaza, also known as the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage. This group has been engaging in a prayerful show of solidarity, where people during Lent are walking the length of the Gaza Strip (41 kilometers long and 6-12 kilometers wide) advocating for an immediate ceasefire. These pilgrimages are taking place throughout Lent across 145 cities in 18 countries.
● God of mercy, we thank you for those participating in the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages who are praying with their feet. Help us, Lord, here in Palestine, and across the world to, “walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice” (Proverbs 8:20). Let this pilgrimage be a prophetic action which bears witness to the injustice of this world and to the revolutionary love which resists against all odds. Stir in us an unwavering zeal for a ceasefire.
Lord in your mercy… hear our prayer