In honor of Mother’s Day, I honor
the heavenly Jerusalem, who is our heavenly mother (Gal 4:26; Heb 12:22; Ps
45:10-17). In a twist of irony, I spent all day in Jerusalem, which means the
“city of peace” or the “pillar of peace.” I have come to realize that “Mary”
has become the personification of Jerusalem, a pillar of peace.
There were many Israeli young people
out on the streets of Jerusalem celebrating the 70th anniversary of the State
of Israel. The Palestinians that I saw
near the Damascus Gate in the Old City, and those who I was staying with, did
not celebrate. In my conversations, though,
they would on occasion refer to the Israelis as settlers. This title is something that I heard last
year when I first visited Jerusalem.
I have included several pictures
that captured the joy of the day.
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