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Atallah Hanna introduced Latin PatriarchEmeritus Michel Sabbah, who delivered atalk on “What It Means to Pray.” PatriarchSabbah described prayer as the continualprocess of coming before God, who isready to give, and making ourselves readyto receive so that we can enter into God’slife. His reflection centered on the Lord’sPrayer, highlighting the following lessons:• Love is of utmost importance in allthings, including prayer• Jesus said, “give us” not “give me”– which may have referred to collectiveresponse• When I go to appear before the Lord,I don’t go alone; I take along all of hiscreation• “Your Kingdom come”: Creation workstogether with God to prepare for the fullarrival of God’s Kingdom• “Your will be done”: We confess thatGod knows our needsREPORT2012Following this, the clergy participatedin a discussion on the challenges facingChristians in the Holy Land as a result ofboth Jewish and Muslim extremists. Thisseemed so needed that Sabeel hopes toplan a study day that will discuss how toaddress extremist attacks. The eveningconcluded with a meditation on the sevenshort statements spoken by Jesus on thecross.The second day of the retreat involveda morning reflection and prayer time,in which some of the residents of theRetreat Center’s home for the elderly werealso able to participate. Sabeel invited Fr.Rafiq Khoury of the Latin Patriarchate tolead the second day’s sessions on somechapters from his recently published book,Towards a Theology Incarnated inOur Land. The first chapter discussedwas titled, “Churches or Denominations.”Fr. Rafiq gave the historical backgroundPhoto by SabeelCatholic, Orthodox, and Protestant clergy share in meaningful reflection during the AnnualEcumenical Clergy Retreat in Taybeh9