Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Oh LORD, Our God,
How Wonderful and Excellent is Your Most Holy Name!
You Are The King of The Universe,
The Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer of Worlds,
Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent!
Creator of Everything There Is,
And You Hold All Of Us In The Palm Of Your Hand.

1. “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”
Let Israel now say—
2. “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3. The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
4. The LORD is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

Abba, Father,
The Pains of Affliction,
Persecution and Pogroms
Dispersions and Destruction,
Expulsion and Exile,
Lies and Calumny,
Slander and Blood Libel,
Antisemitism and Holocaust,
have hounded Your People
since You Called Abraham Out Of Ur.
Yet Here They Are,
STILL Contributing Science,
Medicine, Literature, Faith,
Law and Philosophy to Western Civilization.
Thank You Father,
For Preserving Your People,
and Your Grafted-In Wild Olive Tree Children As Well!

5. Let all those who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned back.
6. Let them be as the grass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7. With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his arms.
8. Neither let those who pass by them say,
“The blessing of the LORD be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the LORD!"

Abba, We LOVE Zion.
We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your CLEARLY STATED Will and Promise
As it becomes less and less "Popular" to stand with Your People,
We accept Whatever may Come.
We Thank You For The Righteous Who Have Stood With Your People,
And hang our heads in shame For Those Who Have Not.
We Pray For Our own Beloved USA,
That it should not fall completely into the hands of the enemy of our souls.
We Pray For Our leaders that their Eyes may be opened,
Their Ears unstopped,
Their Hearts melted,
And their Minds Renewed,
So that At Your Glorious Appearing,
You Will Find Us Ready.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

...and God we pray that America will continue to stand w/Israel no matter what the circumstances.

The Lord is Righteous Ps.129

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

When I lived in Florida, I discovered that homeowners there have a unique problem. The roofing tiles, made of ceramic or concrete, have a tendency to grow mold. In just one year a white or red tile roof can become greenish-black, and one has to hire a professional (DON'T do this yourself!) to climb up on the pitched roof with a power-washer and steam it clean. Well, at least I didn't have to shovel snow while I lived there!

In the Middle East, the roofs are flat, because it is not necessary to pitch the roof for snow. Because this provides a whole new floor, and doubles the square footage of a person's living space, the roof was an extra family room, suitable for sleeping, doing laundry, or just getting out of a hot house. There are many stories in the Bible about sleeping on the roof, and Bathsheba thought it was a good place to take a bath, as she erroneously thought she had a little privacy.

But, like Florida's mold, stuff would accumulate on these Biblical roofs as well. Seeds carried by the wind would sprout, but then quickly burn up in the sun and be swept away. I had the unique experience of being caught in a torrential downpour in Jerusalem after nine months of NO rain. The stuff that came cascading off the roofs was really NASTY.

The Psalmist uses this wonderful example to show how the LORD will wash away the wicked and their deeds. Having experienced the metaphor personally, I REALLY appreciate this Psalm!

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

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

3 Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.

That's quite a metaphor/visual.

Deep claws.

Amen!
His Will be done