Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father In Heaven,
Holy and Sanctified is Your Most Wonderful Name!
You Alone Are Worthy;
You Alone Are LORD;
You Alone Are The Most High!
You Alone Are The One True God Of Abraham,
You Are The Ancient Of Days,
LORD of Hosts,
and Rock of All Ages,
Our Creator,
You Have Made Us,
and All That Is.
You Are The Same Yesterday,
Today, and Forever.
Your Loving Kindness Is from Everlasting To Everlasting.
Even When We Are Unfaithful,
You Are Always Faithful.

LORD, We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Beseech You on Behalf of Our Captive Brethren,
Christians and Jews,
In Bondage in Hostile lands.

We Pray For Our President,
And other Leaders of Our Beloved USA
May They Receive Wisdom from You
To do the Right Thing.
We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Joe was a neighbor boy who was a few years older than I. He was extremely good-looking, and I had a huge crush on him. But, alas, there was no hope for me, because Joe's mother was determined that he would become a priest. Now, Joe wasn't so sure about this vocation, but his mother was widowed, suffering from a debilitating disease, and he was her only son. Therefore, he felt obligated. Then Joe's Mom declared that she would "Not DIE until she was able to receive Communion from Joe's hand", ie, after he became ordained.

Now, I think we can all agree that, whatever our denomination, the Call of God is just that. That's what the word "vocation" means. Vincent Van Gogh's father wanted him to be a Protestant minister, and Stalin was forced to go to Orthodox Seminary, but neither of those guys have a true "Vocation". Well, neither did Joe. Joe went to seminary to keep his mother alive. He chose the very longest course of study...FOURTEEN YEARS deciphering Ancient Semitic Languages. When his ordination came almost two decades later, his mother received Communion from his hand, and shortly thereafter, she passed away peacefully.

Now Joe was in a job that he had never wanted, and had never been "called to".

The last I heard, Joe left the Priesthood, married, had children, and got a job teaching Ancient Semitic Languages in a University. He was one of the most beloved Professors at the School and maybe steered quite a few students into Pastoral Service.

Moses must have thought that he was settled into his new life as a Shepherd. His 40 years of the finest education Egypt could offer, and his authority as a prince, were now things of the past. He had not been BORN a Prince of Egypt, but had been forced into it by circumstance. And yet, his true self came out when he saw the suffering of his People. He tried to deal with it his own way, by killing the Egyptian tormentor, but that didn't work. God had to remove him from that environment and "Re-train" him. And the way God re-trained Moses was by making him a Shepherd. He had to learn the management skills that would be needed for 40 years of "Shepherding" God's People in the desert.

Many times, we make choices that put us into situations that are NOT appropriate for our lives. We make these choices based upon circumstances, other people's approval or disapproval, emotions, a sense of obligation, or other inappropriate motives. Then we find ourselves in deep trouble. Other times, we hear the Call of God, and like Moses, we are able to say "Hineini" which means, "Here I am!"

As we shall see tomorrow, Moses is about to get that Call.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 130

A Song of Ascents.

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
8 It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.