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TUESDAY THOUGHT 8/19/08

At the Gates of Jerusalem
 
These are the ones that get me in trouble:  I awoke this morning with a powerful, clear image fully formed in my head and heart.  I saw myself sitting totally alone in the dust, no other living soul around.  Filled with a sense of quiet — as if this is where I was supposed to be — I sat facing the gates of Jerusalem, tall and set in massively high stone walls.  The gates were ajar and through the slit a blindingly bright light shown.   
 
The contrast from above was striking:  On my side of the walls was nothing but dust, sand and complete emptiness.  Inside the walls, though, were palm trees, streams and ponds.  In my heart there was not a sense of impending doom or death, but of salvation and purpose, of surrender and faith, as if my many struggles had brought me before the gates, and it was a good place to be. 
 
My point:  Just a sharing of an image (not a vision, thank you) and a deep sense of God’s presence and guidance.  Trust.  Have faith.  Be patient.  Let quiet joy fill your heart and may your day be blessed with peace.  — jri
 
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    ‘May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
    and security within your towers.’”
            –    Psalm 122: 6-7