Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(6/12/18)[Prayer]

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

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(New Testament)

Matthew 14

John the Baptist Beheaded

14 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.

6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

(End of Scripture Passage)



The celebrations of birthdays (with a feast or party of some kind) is a very old practice, going all the way back to the oldest Book in the Bible, The Book of Job. Here we see King Herod celebrating his birthday with a banquet with some very unsavory elements, including adultery, lust, and murder!


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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father in Heaven,
How Hallowed,
Magnificent,
and Sanctified
Is Your Most Holy Name!
How Blessed and How True is Your Word,
And How Mighty!

Thank You, LORD,
For For Your Eternal Word.
Thank You For Assuring us,
That although weeping may endure for a night,
Joy comes in the Morning.

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.



We Pray For The Leaders of Our Nation,
May They Be Inspired and Led By You,
And Please Guide Them in All Things.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

When people ask me from whom I inherited my musical ability, I tell them that my Dad played the Stereo BRILLIANTLY! A silly joke, yes, but my entire childhood was FILLED with music. Everything from Beethoven to Belefonte, Mozart to Moussorgsky, Carmen to the Kingston Trio, were constantly being played in our household on the very latest equipment. At one time, the living room speakers, which were as large as washing machines, dominated our home, and I played The Beatles, The Doors, Blind Faith, and the Rolling Stones on them. This suited Dad, because he preferred the most bombastic music instead of that which could be called "mellow". Thus, he would always play Mahler's or Beethoven's Symphonies rather than the string quartets, "Night on Bald Mountain" to a solo Russian Folk Song, Franz Liszt rather than Chopin. He liked his music "fiery".

Years later, as Dad sank into the fog of Alzheimer's Disease, he still loved music. He asked me:

"ML, do you remember this? nananana NA NA, nananana NA NA."

"Sure," I said, "That's the Bacchanal from "Samson and Delilah".

"Oh..." he said "I thought it was "The Dance of the Seven Veils".

"Close," said I. "Same composer!"

In the early days of Opera (and Hollywood too) producers could get away with a lot of sex and violence as long as it was an ancient story like the Bible. Something about those ancient people separated the audience from the scandalous and so made it seem OK. When composers tackled contemporary people such as Bizet in "Carmen", Verdi in "La Traviata", and Puccini in"La Boheme", audiences were scandalized because it showed people who could be their neighbors doing naughty things. These wonderful classics initially bombed with the critics because they mirrored contemporary sinful behavior.

It seems that it was OK to write an opera about lust, incest, adultery, murder, decapitation, and idolatry, as long as it was about people who died 2000 years ago. This somehow served to separate the audiences from their own sinfulness. Who would think that we all are capable of such savagery in our enlightened day and age? You don't think so? Turn on tonight's NEWS if you don't believe me.

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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

[etabeta]

Joining in prayer. God bless.

[NEWwoman]

I hear you.

I played on the flute a tune from Mozart’s “Magic Flute” - Queen of the Night Aria. It was a song (in German) about murder.

The church loved it though they didn’t know the lyrics—good thing.

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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

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Not just murder, but VENGEFUL murder! LOL

I used to be able to sing that song, including the high “F” at the end. My voice has changed over the years, so now I can sing the role of Sparafuccile in “Rigoletto”.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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

[Hiskid]

amen.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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

[Maudeen]

Satan and his demons know their days are limited and are pulling out the stops. Jesus has already won the victory . . . we are just seeing much unfold in our lifetime.

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Thank You, Maudeen, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

And, Yes...we are seeing a LOT unfold!

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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

[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Silentgypsy, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

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