Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
In this short passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jonah is once again mentioned by Jesus in His preaching. He refers to both the People of Nineveh and The Queen of Sheba, all of whom were pagans and had no knowledge of the One True God, except from what they heard from afar. The Pharisees, however, were brilliant scholars, had access to all the Scriptures and Commentaries that were available at the time, and followed the Law to the Letter.
In our own century, we have some profound scholars of the deepest of religious writings. Their scholarship is renowned, and they have large followings both in person and in the media. Their erudite expositions of both the historic and symbolic meanings of the Scriptures are very profound, and would fill many volumes.
Yet, in many of these people's lives, there is a missing factor. The lack of Love and Compassion in some is almost palpable. Sometimes, a scandal bubbles to the surface, a secret sin, or just a general meanness that reaches a breaking point, and the whole edifice comes crashing down.
St. Paul wrote, in his Letter to the Corinthian Church:
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
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.
This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.
Hallelujah and Amen
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