Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

May they prosper who love you

- Psalm 122:6

8月3日: Tisha b’Av

8月3日: Tisha b’Av

呼求复

 

在这一天,当以色列为圣殿被毁而哀悼时,让我们记住,上帝已经准备好并愿意去原谅和祝福。他正在等待以色列悔改并转返向他。

 

当上帝的脸面向以色列时,带来的是祂的福气。当祂把祂的脸轉里时,结果是痛苦和苦难。以色列终于明白了她与上帝的关系是独特的。她恳求祂不要忘记祂的约,以致祂再次 “光照她,并给她平安。”

 耶利米哀歌 5:19-22

耶和华啊,你存到永远,

你的宝座存到万代。

20 你为何永远忘记我们?

为何许久离弃我们?

21 耶和华啊,求你使我们向你回转,

我们便得回转;求你复新我们的日子,

像古时一样。

22 你竟全然弃绝我们,向我们大发烈怒!

 

祈祷,以色列会明白得罪上帝的结果,并悔改。

Wilson’s Arch is the modern name for the ancient stone arch whose top is still visible today, where it is supported against the Northeast corner of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, so that it appears on the left to visitors facing the Wall. It once spanned 42 feet (13 m), supporting a road that continued for 75 feet (23 m) and allowed access to a gate that was level with the surface of the Temple Mount during the time of Jesus.