The readings in today’s Eucharist took place around Israel’s modern day boundaries. The dew of Mt Hermon is at the Syrian border. The Syro-Phoenician woman begged for her daughter near the Lebanese border. Joseph exhorted his family to cross the border into Egypt to preserve their lives.
O Father,
Did not Isaac and Ishmael stand together at the cave of Machpelah to bury Abraham? How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
May the nations of Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and Gaza dwell together in peace.
We cry out for the children of these nations. We are only Gentiles, and sinful ones at that. But You are a God whose tender mercies flow like the dew of Mt Hermon. Have mercy, Lord, and preserve life at these borders in the upcoming season of geopolitical turmoil. Amen.
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