Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father
WE Know You Are The One True God
You are the God Of Abraham,
of Isaac, and Of Jacob.
And, Just as Abraham was called out of the pagan land of Ur,
We also are called out of the world.
To Bless those Children of Abraham,
Whom YOU have designated as the Children of the Promise,
And love them as You do.

May the Leaders of Our Own Beloved USA
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

Ami the Tour Guide showed deepening concern on his face as he spoke in Hebrew on the two-way radio. "OK, OK," he said, and then turned to the bus full of Evangelical Ministers. "We can go to Hevron today," he said, "But Stay TOGETHER and DON'T LEAVE THE GROUP!"

With that, the bus crossed over into the "West Bank" and we were on our way to the Tomb of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. (Jacob's beloved Rachel had died in childbirth on the way to Bethlehem, and we had visited her tomb already). When we got to the Tomb of the Patriarchs, we had to leave our shoes outside and go up a narrow stairway (which a few years later were the scene of a terrible terror attack) and walk through a Mosque to pass into the "Jewish" side of the building. Monuments to the patriarchs were erected in the Mosque, but the actual "tomb" is in a cave underneath.

Now, I am not a fan of "haunted house stories" or "ghost-hunting TV shows", but there was a spiritual heaviness and atmosphere of darkness in that mosque that did not lift until we passed through and entered the little synagogue on the other side of the building. Not to get all "spooky" on you, but in my heart, I was able to discern some very nasty evil in the room. It was over 35 years ago and I can still remember it.

The odd thing is that the site is 100% Jewish and should NOT have a mosque there at all. The ancient stones of the building are beveled in the distinctive Herodian Style, also visible on the Western Wall at the Temple Mount. It is 100% accepted by ALL faiths that These people are buried there:

Abraham and Sarah (NOT Hagar)
Isaac (NOT Ishmael) and Rebecca,
Jacob (NOT Esau) and Leah.

So, although Moslems claim lineage to Abraham, their claim goes through Hagar, Ishmael, and Esau, NOT the people who are buried in THAT particular tomb. When International "diplomacy" makes decisions, they leave out these very important facts.

Oh...there were two other places on earth that I encountered the same "spirit" that I discerned for the first time in Hebron. The next instance was when I tried to enter The Dome of the Rock a week later, and the third time was years later, when I attempted to touch an exhibit in the War Museum in Hampton Roads VA. The exhibit exuded the evil, and my hand was repulsed as if by a force field.

It wasn't until I looked at the card next to the exhibit that I realized what it was.

It was one of the gates from Dachau Concentration Camp.

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