Article: Sanity Prayers for American Jews and American Muslims

I have been to several Mosques during this month of Ramadan, and it was good to hear supplications seeking justice and relief to the Palestinians, but no hatred towards Jews was expressed and that was the right thing to do. What a relief it was to know that the bad guys are not Jews, Judaism or Israel, but the ones hell bent on seeking revenge, and those cheering the death and destruction, and many a Muslims are praying that God give goodwill to those who rejoice in destruction.

I am disappointed in the members of Senate to have voted unanimously in favor or Israeli leader's short-sightedness in justifying revenge; two wrongs doesn't make it right, the first wrong was by Hamas for firing the rockets and the 2^nd wrong was the revenge seeking by the Israeli government (not Jews, Judaism or Israel).

It is a great shame on our democracy where sycophancy took over ditching the essence of freedom; dissent. Not a single Senator had the balls to disagree? We the people are not that sheepish, are we?

Shame on our elected representatives, instead of bringing security to Israel and justice to the Palestinians, their false belief has made sure Israel is not secure for a long time to come by encouraging military solutions, instead of a forging a dialogue between the two. Damn them for funding furthering Iron dome and damn them for funding Gaza to rebuild their homes to be destroyed again. What a waste of funds!

I am glad to see Muslims and hopefully Jews, Christians and others use the place of worship to seek God's help and guidance in finding the solutions; security for Israel and justice for the Palestinians. I do hope the moderate Jews, Christians and others besides Muslims speak up against any hate sermons and justifications of rockets or revenge in their places of worship.

I will be visiting a few places of worship in the coming weeks and I hope to hear nothing but peace and goodness in our churches, temples, mosques, synagogues and other places of worship.

Let's pray:

Dear God guide us from keeping the places of worship free of malice
Dear God lift us above pettiness
Dear God give us guidance to mitigate conflicts and nurture goodwill.
Dear God remove hatred and bias towards fellow beings.
Dear God give us strength to speak up against bias and hatred in our gatherings.
Dear God strengthen the sense of Justice in our hearts and souls.
Dear God strengthen empathy towards fellow beings in our hearts
Dear God help us heal our relationships between fellow Americans.
Dear God help us become instruments of peace and harmony.

Amen

Mike Ghouse is a speaker, author and a pluralist committed to security of Israel and Justice for the Palestinians. More about him at www.MikeGhouse.net and www.IsraelPalestineDialogue.com

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