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March 2, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Tourist or Pilgrim?
Tuesday after Second Sunday in Lent For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. ~Matthew 7:14 A pilgrim is different from a tourist. A tourist seeks comfort and … Continue reading →
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March 1, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Wailing
Monday after Second Sunday in Lent How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1 The Western Wall is sometimes called the Wailing Wall, but we pilgrims are cautioned to avoid this demeaning phrase. At … Continue reading →
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February 28, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Taking Sides
Second Sunday in Lent If it had not been the Lord who was on our side. ~Psalm 124:1 The three Abrahamic faiths perpetually collide in Jerusalem. For instance, to visit a Muslim holy site, the Dome of the Rock, a … Continue reading →
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Lent Pilgrimage, Seeking
Saturday after First Sunday in Lent From one ancestor God made all nations to inhabit the whole earth … so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each … Continue reading →
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February 26, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Pierced
Friday after First Sunday in Lent “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! … .” ~Matthew 23:37 We pilgrims have been sent into the Old City of Jerusalem without a map. We … Continue reading →
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Lent Pilgrimage, Piercing
Friday after First Sunday in Lent “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! … .” ~Matthew 23:37 We pilgrims have been sent into the Old City of Jerusalem without a map. We … Continue reading →
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February 25, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Our Feet Are Standing
Thursday after First Sunday in Lent Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. ~Psalm 122:2 The Psalms of Ascent have accompanied us to Jerusalem; they are the songs of all pilgrims. As we pass through the ancient stone gates, … Continue reading →
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February 24, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Surrounded
Wednesday after First Sunday in Lent Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people. ~Psalm 125:1–2 Bible readers may be … Continue reading →
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February 23, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Pilgrim Eyes
Tuesday after First Sunday in Lent Bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, … a land flowing with milk and honey. ~Deuteronomy 26:15 On Mount Scopus we are swarmed by unkempt boys selling panoramic posters. In … Continue reading →
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February 22, 2015
Lent Pilgrimage, Zion
Monday after First Sunday in Lent Look on Zion, the city of our appointed festivals! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, an immovable tent. ~Isaiah 33:20 Every pilgrim longs to glimpse Jerusalem. The bus takes us to a … Continue reading →
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