Ecumenical prayer meeting for peace is tonight

Haley Kiernan
Posted 7/29/14

Rabbi Richard Perlman, spiritual leader of Temple Am David, says the time has come for all to come together to stop and reflect upon what our world has come to, considering its violent …

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Ecumenical prayer meeting for peace is tonight

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Rabbi Richard Perlman, spiritual leader of Temple Am David, says the time has come for all to come together to stop and reflect upon what our world has come to, considering its violent tendencies.

Tonight, there will be a community meeting with the intent of praying for peace. The communities from Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Timothy’s Church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, and Temple Am David are collaborating in a peaceful partnership to make the event happen.

All those who want to pray for change are invited to come, no matter their religious beliefs.

This is the first community prayer meeting for peace sponsored by these religious groups to take place. It will also hopefully be the last.

“If all of our prayers are answered and peace is restored back to the world, we will never need to ever hold an event like this one again,” Perlman said.

He said that goal of the meeting is not to make a plan for peace, but rather to share different perspectives on the turmoil going on in the world.

Those taking part will not focus so much on the current conflicts between the Israelis and the Palestinians, or even the Russians and the Ukrainians, but rather on the brutality the world has seen in recent years on a larger, more generalized scale.

“The world is participating more in war and in violence,” Perlman said. “Those who are in politics are not the only ones that should be held accountable for righting these issues – the rest of us should be as well.”

Perlman also explained that when disasters and hardships hit our world, one of the most common questions asked is, “Where is God?” He believes this question is raised so often now because there is a disconnect between people and God.

“Fewer and fewer people are attending church nowadays, and it seems to be due to the use of social media and being too wrapped up in everything else in life. People need to realize that God is here, but that He is waiting for us to reach out to Him,” he said.

The prayer meeting for peace will take place at 7 p.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church, located at 1817 Warwick Ave. There will be a short music program, as well as refreshments.

“My hopes are that this event will encourage more and more people to pray for peace,” Perlman. said “And once those prayers are answered, there will be a brighter future.”

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