JERUSALEM JOY

In Psalm 122 we read: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels. For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God; I will seek your prosperity.’” Even with all its internal and external religious and geopolitical troubles, Jerusalem has something so special that peoples and nations have coveted it throughout history. Even with all its tensions, there is inexplicable joy to walk its streets, to smell its aromas and to ponder the amazing events that have unfolded within its walls. LORD, You have chosen this Holy City for Your Name to dwell forever and to be a “House of prayer for all people”. I pray for its peace. Quiet its storms and grant prosperity to its walls. Make her enemies to be at peace with her and let Your people dwell safely in The Land.