A Song of degrees of David:
I was glad when they said unto me:
'Let us go unto the House of the Lord'.
When our feet stood within thy gates, O Jerusalem;
O Jerusalem, built as a city that is united together;
For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord,
as a testimony of Israel,
to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones of judgement,
the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
they that love thee shall prosper.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will say now,
peace be within thee.
For the sake of the House of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
We arrived in Jerusalem today after touring many archaeological sites along the Jordan valley and ending with a stop in Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity which is over the approximate spot of the birth of Jesus. As we made our way closer to Jerusalem we saw signs warning of minefields along the side of the road and we had to cross through check points since we came into Jerusalem from the West Bank and entered and exited Bethlehem. It made me pause and think of how out of place this tension felt compared to the calm north in the Galilee. I was very disturbed at how as I had an anticipation at seeing Jerusalem was suddenly distracted by the evidence of war and suffering that was occurring all around us. I would ask all of you to pray for the peace of this City of God. To pray for His people and that most of all that there will be salvation for both the Jews and Palestinians and that their chains would be broken bringing real freedom to that region of the world.
Keep Praying,
-AM
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