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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed Be Your Name.
You Alone Are Holy,
You Alone Are The One True God.
Clothe Us In Your Righteousness, Oh LORD,
And Teach Us To Be responsible for Our Own Behavior.
We also pray for you to raise up wise and Godly leaders who take responsibility for THEIRS!

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 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

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But don't forget your own house ...

Father, please bring America to repentance and restore unto us the knowledge of Your salvation, freely given, easily received, never to be lost or taken.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

In the early twentieth Century, "Higher Criticism" of the Bible was in vogue in academic circles. While comparing Scripture to contemporary sources can be enlightening and helpful, some of the Textual Critics had concluded that, because they could not find Governor Pontius Pilate in other sources, then, he could not have existed, and the Gospel Account was an elaborate myth.

However, something happened in 1961. Here is the Wiki Entry:

The Pilate Stone is the name given to a damaged block (82 cm x 65 cm) of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription attributed to, and mentioning, Pontius Pilate; a Prefect of the Roman-controlled province of Judaea from 26–36 AD. It was discovered in the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima, in 1961. The artifact is particularly significant because it is the only widely accepted[not in citation given] archaeological find, to date, of an authentic 1st-century Roman inscription mentioning the name "Pontius Pilatus". It is contemporary to Pilate's lifetime, and accords with what is known of his reported career.[2][3] In effect, the writing constitutes the earliest surviving record and only contemporaneous evidence for the historical existence of this person; otherwise known only from the New Testament and brief mentions in retrospective Roman histories, which have themselves survived only in still-later copies.

It is likely that Pontius Pilate made his base at Caesarea Maritima (the "governmental residence and military headquarters" beginning in 6 AD[4]) where the stone was discovered, and traveled to Jerusalem as necessary.[5]

The Pilate Stone is currently located at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.[6][7] Replica castings can be found at the Archaeological Museum in Milan, Italy, and on display in Caesarea Maritima itself.

I have seen both the original stone and its replica in Caesarea.

In both Scripture passages that I have cited, Governors who eschewed responsibility are mentioned. The most important quality of leadership is the ability to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE'S ACTIONS. I guess things don't change much over the centuries.(sigh)



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.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS