As we all watch the events and destruction unfolding in real time in Gaza, we know that thousands of Palestinians have been killed (more than 2000 of those children), tens of thousands displaced with their homes destroyed, and the two million Palestinians are trapped in Gaza with no where to hide from Israeli airstrikes.

Gazans are waiting hours in line for a chance at bread and water, crucial medical supplies are near to running out. The situation is dire.

Now is the time to urge our elected officials to push for a ceasefire. There isn't a second to waste.

New Jersey Rep Cori Bush (D) and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) have created the Ceasefire Now resolution, which you can read here, calling for an immediate ceasefire and for humanitarian assistance to be allowed to enter Gaza. For this resolution to pass, it is essential that every one of us flood our elected officials with calls and emails to ask them to support this resolution.

Never called your elected official before? Don't be intimidated. We'll talk you through it:

1. If you just want to know how to find who your elected official is with their email and phone information, and you'll make your plea from there, click here. Follow the instructions on the page (they ask for your address). Then a list will pop up for federal, state or local elected officials. CLICK ON THE + SIGN FOR FEDERAL. The names of your two senators and your representatives will pop up. Click on the plus sign next to their names, and you'll find their phone numbers, social media handles and email.

Call, email, write on their social media pages asking for a ceasefire. Do it every day.

2. If you want a script of what to say, here are two scripts provided by the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights:

3. If you'd like to avail U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Right's search tool for your elected senators and representatives, click here. You can opt out of their emails if you want by clicking on the three boxes at the bottom of their page to opt out.

4. You can also sign Change.org's petition for a ceasefire in Gaza, by clicking here.

5. If you're in the United Kingdom or abroad, read Amnesty International's plea for a ceasefire and sign their petition. There is a section on the right where you can enter your information (and opt out of Amnesty emails if you want) and click on the "take action now" yellow button to sign the petition.

6. Keep protesting and raising your voice for a ceasefire. There are protests happening everywhere. In the London protest last week, hundreds of thousands showed up and demanded a ceasefire. Jewish protestors took over Grand Central Station in New York recently demanding a ceasefire. We see you, and the more you show up, the more you're heard.

We all have a part to play. We must continue to pray, and we can ask our elected officials to do what needs to be done.