In this edition of Impact!, Ellen and Clive delve into the complex and often overlooked issue of Lebanon's refugee crisis.

They discuss potential focal points for healing through our intentions and prayers, including compassionate treatment of refugees, a swift international response, smart diplomacy, and peaceful resolutions to conflicts involving Hezbollah and Israel. The hosts also explore the implications of a recent pledge by the European Union to deliver €1 billion in financial aid to help counteract the crisis.

The European Union aid package may appear generous, but it’s doubtless limited in what it can enable. Given the importance for appropriate use of this money, we suggest holding as our main focused intention this week:

We will that the Lebanese government and its administrators will be guided in where to distribute and how to coordinate the funding and assistance offered by the European Union in the most equitable way to bring maximum benefit both for its own citizens and the refugees within its borders.

Please join us in holding this.

Chapter Markers:

00:00:03 Introduction 00:01:03 Crisis in Lebanon 00:07:19 Recent Developments 00:14:40 EU Aid Deal 00:19:09 Ethical Dilemmas

Sources referenced in this episode:

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/02/eu-unveils-1-billion-aid-package-for-lebanon-in-bid-to-curb-refugee-flows

https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-cyprus-eu-migration-europe-8639a76924445f2d2494684bc8e3b649

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/05/lebanon-armed-forces-summarily-deporting-syrians

https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northern-africa/lebanon_en

https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-syrian-refugee-crisis-in-lebanon-between-political-incitement-and-international-law/

https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon

Join us in person for intenton holding:

https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls

https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.

Our websites:

www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.

https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.

https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.

https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.

https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.

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