Dear Adonai,
One year. Hear our cries...
I don’t want to live in a world where one is better than the other o'er the world, we are one, He won, mother, father, sister brother yeah my people, your people, our people, His people, people But for those who hope in the LORD, let them soar like an eagle. 'cause 1909 was a dream gathered on a dune, oh ALL people believe Walk on water, feed five thousand, cast out demons who deceive 66 families, Tel Aviv, seashells in the sand, for a parcel of land Let them run and not grow weary, breathe like a free man can. Coexist, migrate is the mix, inclusivity, equality, diversity, throw it all around Jaffa, Old Man and the Sea, you got a don-key? on this play-ground? Arab caftans, Gothic cru-ci-fixes, Ori-en-tal carpets, Fiddler on the Roof King of the world, Sermon on the Mount, John's baptism of truth Jesus called them to be fishers of men from the shores of the Sea Oh Israel, the apple of His Eye, His treasured possession decree of Galilee, become like Me, He, who came to save the world Not ours to say, His Hand upon this land, can not be unfurled No fire, brutality, carnality, abnormality, enslavement of man Can take away the Almighty King's abundant plan to shine a Light in the center of the Holy Land Jerusalem and David, your soul must withstand Bring them home from the tunnels, it's been 365 May their names be a blessing, be them dead or alive for ALL God's children, end the insidious barrage We see memories of barbed wire in this endless mirage He sees you marching in the streets, unGuided, one-sided your sisters and brothers, our Earth so lopsided, divided Take the plank out of your own eye, you will see clearly Shema. Hear, O'Israel, Dear Adonai, we love you dearly. Yeah, I don’t want to live in a world where one is better than the other o'er the world, we are one, He won, mother, father, sister brother yeah my people, your people, our people, His people, people But for those who hope in the LORD, let them soar like an eagle. *Dear Adonai - deborah t. hewitt October 7th, 2023 - October 7th, 2024 365 days and counting. I will never forget. Bring them home.
“Shema. Hear, O Israel: Adonai is our God, Adonai in One! Blessed is God's name; His glorious kingdom is for ever and ever! And you shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” - Shema Prayer
"Love the Lord your God with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, and with every thought that is within you" - Matthew 22: 37-40
*I was inspired to write this, after going through a pile of old subscriptions to National Geographic Traveler magazines last month. I would dream through them. I saved this one, from 11 years ago, October 2013. I dreamt about visiting the artsy, diverse, immersed in creativity and hopeful, beautiful Tel Aviv. Of course, I also wanted to see Jerusalem, Jesus’ birthplace.
“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:24-25
God‘s Will be done! The turnout may not be exactly as we have in mind, but we have to faith in Him. There is great deceit in the world and we have to negotiate the myriad of deception and lies. The very elect could be fooled. Who are the elect the Bible talks about? You and me, and anyone else committed to faith in the God of Abraham.
Stunning writing Deborah, I want to print this one and add it to my collection I keep in a notebook. Sending you much love! ✨💜🙏
Lovely, Deb ❤️. How things have changed/started the same. Sending prayers to those in the Middle East. I hope you someday get a chance to visit there, in peace.