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.

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

”The Greatest Of these Is Love.”

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ML/LTOS

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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Exodus 12:1-51

12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying,

2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover.

12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.

19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.

20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.

22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said.

32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

43 And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

( The King James Version )

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A half-century ago, the City of Boston was divided by an elevated highway that sliced right through the Business District. Whole sections of the City were in the shadow of this hulking Behemoth, and plans were made to engineer a solution that would sink the highway underground, construct an alternate Cable-Stay Bridge over the Charles River, and dig a New Tunnel(Named after Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox Hero), to the Airport. Years went into the planning, and even more into the construction, which came to be known as "The Big Dig". At the first breaking of the ground for the immense project, a horrible plague of rats was unleashed upon the city, due to their habitat being disturbed. Cost Overruns, Shoddy Materials, and Political Corruption also caused delays.

Hubby and I lived in a neighborhood of Boston south of The Big Dig. His parents lived in a town just north of it. This was nearly as difficult as West Germans having relatives in East Berlin. The shortest route to the North Shore was right through the worst part of The Big Dig. It was possible to circumvent the City using the Route 128 Beltway, but that would add an additional FIFTY MILES to the trip. That was ridiculous and out of the question.

There was one other way, but was certain to be congested with commuters leaving the City at the end of the workday who were also avoiding The Big Dig. That was Storrow Drive. (We dubbed it "Sorrow Drive"), a scenic, two lane road that ran along the banks of the Charles River. There were two access points to be negotiated, one by Fenway Park, and the other an Antiquated Traffic Circle that fed onto the Mystic River Bridge on one lane, the Big Dig on another, and the famous Mass General Hospital right in front. (Leverett Circle).

Passover was a little late that year, and coincided with the Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway Park. There was also something going on at Boston Garden, which was situated near Leverett Circle. It was a Workday, which meant that the office workers were lining up to go home. Thank Goodness there wasn't a Concert at The Esplanade, or Storrow Drive would have been closed too. It was the First Night of Passover, and we were on our way to my In-Laws for the Annual Seder Meal.

The first choke point was Kenmore Square, the location of Fenway Park. I don't know whether the Sox won or lost that day, but the mobs of people exiting Fenway did not look happy. Parking lots and garages began to disgorge hordes of cars, adding to the traffic which inched along. Every few seconds, we had to stop and allow large groups of people to jaywalk across the street. We finally reached the on ramp to Storrow Drive, and, even though there were no more pedestrians, the traffic was even worse. At Leverett Circle, the Traffic came to a total standstill. Then, an Ambulance had to come through to get to Mass General Hospital, right in front of us. The cars jostled to make way for the Ambulance, and then closed in after it like floodwaters. It was a nightmare.

After a trip of sixteen miles that took two and a half hours to negotiate, we arrived at our destination. My M-I-L had held up dinner for us, and, since I was the youngest, I opened the Seder with the question:

Mah-nish-ta-na halayla hazer..."

meaning:

"Why is this night different from all other nights?"

I could have answered: "Because it's a Workday, in the City of Boston, with an antiquated highway system, with a project that is so fraught with poor-planning and corruption that it's taking forever, that it's Opening Day at Fenway, and there's an Event at The GAHden, and, yeah, by the way, it's PASSOVER!"

The First Passover in Egypt made my experience look like a picnic. Here were People who had endured 400 years of oppression, and had just seen the surrounding country devastated by Plagues. Nature, Religion, Politics, and People's own bodies had turned against them. Starvation, Disease, Filth, and Corruption were on every side. And, they were being asked to believe that the God of Abraham (who hadn't spoken to them in 400 years) was going to Deliver them...according to this man Moses and his brother Aaron.

That took Faith. Now this God was asking them to do some crazy stuff with Blood, and Bread, and Bitter Herbs. Disobedience would mean the death of the Firstborn.

And so, Why was this night different from all other nights?

Because it's the Eve of the Day of Deliverance.

Moses has "argued" with God many times in Scripture. As we continue on, we will see him questioning, bargaining, complaining, and pleading with God on a regular basis. This trait, which Moses shares with his distant ancestors Abraham and Jacob, indicates an intimacy with the Creator of the Universe that is absent in false religions.

With regard to the Passover, however, Moses doesn't argue, bargain, or complain. The stakes are too high. This night was to be different from all other nights, from the Beginning of Time.

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Amen to your prayer and story. I am sure glad I didn’t live in Baaaahston

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

My prayers always. God bless.

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

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

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

Amen

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

!עם ישראל חי
(The Spirit of Israel Lives!)

☔️🌸”Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3 NIV)🌸☔️

ML/LTOS

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