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Saturday, December 09, 2006

Important weekend of prayer report on Darfur


Spiritual resource to share: prayer



Spirituality.com has posted an important article on the situation in Darfur.

A prayer for the innocent—meaning everyone—in Darfur
by Jeremy Carper

More than a thousand individuals, houses of worship, and faith-based organizations throughout the United States are expected to participate in a “Weekend of Prayer for Darfur” from December 8 to 10, 2006.

This initiative, led by the Save Darfur Coalition, is part of a continuing response
to the horrific situation in this area of the Sudan, where millions of people are displaced or have been affected by mass genocide.

Worthy efforts like the weekend of faith-based action show that prayer is as much a component of solving world problems as raising money for the victims or arousing public outcry. In my own life, I've found that prayer is not an empty response to a
challenge, but one that aligns my thought to God.

Read more by clicking here......


Learn more about the Save Darfur effort here.

Click on the Save Darfur - Weekend of Prayer home page here.

(Photo from the Save Darfur website)



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