. . . Don’t worship at Gilgal . . .Hosea 4:15
Gilgal was the place: of the monument of crossing the Jordan River on dry ground, of the first camp site of Israel after entering Canaan, of the circumcision of those Israelites born in the wilderness, of the first passover in Canaan, where manna ceased, where God appeared personally to Joshua as commander-in-chief of the army of Israel for the coming conquests. Later, it became a place of much idolatry and sin in the days of the kings.
The Puritans came to America with a dream to make it “as a city on a hill.” Later, the blood from 40 million abortuses pours down this hill like a river.
O Lord, You are righteous, and Your laws are just. The entrance of Your words gives light.
Yet we have taken that which was a gift set aside for Your glory and desecrated it. We have disobeyed Your laws and snuffed out the light of Your words. Trouble and anguish have taken hold of us.
Take pity, Lord, for we are miserable sinners. Amen.
Psalm 119:130-137
