Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father In Heaven,
Holy and Sanctified Blessed Are You,
Oh LORD, Our God,
King of The Universe!
You Alone Are Worthy to be Praised And Worshiped,
For You Alone Are LORD,
The Ancient of Days,
Our Rock and our Redeemer!
Let the Earth Rejoice,
let the Heavens Sing of Your Glory,
For You Have Preserved your Word,
And Your People,
And Your Promise,
To This Day.

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

Bedtime on a "School-Night" was 8:00PM, no exceptions! Well, there was one exception and that was me. My favorite TV show STARTED at 8:00PM on a School-Night, and I had a special dispensation from DADDY to stay up late that one night a week.

I had the biggest CRUSH on Guy Williams, the actor who played Zorro. Perhaps I was more in love with Zorro, the character. Here he was, the Romantic Latin Superhero, whose secret identity was that of an effete aristocratic playboy, but who donned a mask, hat, and cape and slipped out at night to fight for Justice and Truth. MY HERO! I had the mask, the hat, and the cape, and a plastic sword with a piece of chalk on the end, to leave my "Z" wherever I went. Since I had all the accoutrements, I always got to play Zorro, while my unfortunate overweight pal had to play Sargent Garcia. (Forgive me, Teresa, I repent of that cruelty.)

A very prominent character in the series was Zorro's manservant and accomplice Bernardo. Bernardo was supposed to be deaf and mute, and always communicated in sign language. However, this too was a ruse. Bernardo was mute, but he wasn't deaf. Only Zorro knew this secret. Because everybody thought Bernardo was deaf, they said anything they wanted in front of him. Not only did they think Bernardo was deaf, they also thought nothing of him because he was merely a servant, and therefore of no consequence. They also assumed that,as a deaf-mute, he was also simpleminded. Bernardo was another hero of mine: smart, cool, and able to take all kinds of abuse with equanimity.

Joseph had been abused horribly by "The System" and also by his own Brothers, but now he was in a position of authority. He had grown up during his time in Egypt, and now was about 30 years old. He was clothed in fine linen, a wig, jewels, and had his eyes outlined in kohl to keep out the sun. He instantly recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

With his interpreter by his side, Joseph did not let on that he understood everything his brothers were saying. And so, like the bad guys in Zorro, they spoke freely among themselves. And, like Bernardo, Joseph heard every word. Hearing them talk about what they did to him affected him so deeply that he had to turn away and weep.

In 1965 my hero Guy Williams was going to be in a new series. I was SO excited! Once again, I sat in front of the TV to see my hero on the screen. Ugh! There he was, older,grayer, and stuffed into a spacesuit like a giant sausage as the father in "LOST IN SPACE". He was unrecognizable as Zorro! He didn't seem to be the same person. I couldn't watch it. Thank goodness, "STAR TREK" was just around the corner for me to meet my new flame, Leonard Nimoy.

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 54

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, ‘David is in hiding among us.’

1 Save me, O God, by your name,
and vindicate me by your might.
2 Hear my prayer, O God;
give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For the insolent have risen against me,
the ruthless seek my life;
they do not set God before them.
Selah

4 But surely, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of* my life.
5 He will repay my enemies for their evil.
In your faithfulness, put an end to them.

6 With a freewill-offering I will sacrifice to you;
I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For he has delivered me from every trouble,
and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.