US
President Trump will hold a summit with Russian President Putin in
Helsinki, Finland on Monday. While a
number of American elites encouraged President Trump to cancel the meeting, he
is going forward with the conference.
The
United States and Russia share common links.
Both grew out of the Greco-Roman world.
Both find their roots in Israel/Palestine grounded in the Ancient Near
East and the African Peninsula. Both
have been shaped by Hebrew, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic beliefs and
ideas. Both have been influenced by
European history and major events in her story such as the Great Schism of
1054, the Protestant Reformation of 1517, the Enlightenment or Age of Reason
(18th century), and many more. Both have
neighbors near and within their borders.
Canada is to her north, Mexico and South America (and others) to the
south, and indigenous people within her boarders. Both the US and Russia face the changes,
growth, developments, and challenges of the Middle East and the Far East.
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are like lamps that are part of something bigger and greater than
ourselves. Wii each are joined to something
that looks like lamp stands. Somehow and
someway we both need to find common links with Israel/Palestine. Jerusalem is the home of three major
religious traditions. Two of the major
languages spoken in Jerusalem are Hebrew and Arabic. The other two most spoken languages I noticed
when visiting Jerusalem are English and Russian. Both the United States and Russia must renew
their thinking and discover what united them with each other with what is
rooted in Israel/Palestine.
Let
us hope and pray for God’s blessing to help us turn from our evil ways and turn
to what is good.
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