Back to Zion

From captivity from distant lands
when God brought us back to Zion
we sang for joy together
at God’s mercy, his provision
when God gathered the captives
when we came back to Zion
how the streets were filled with song
at God’s mercy, his provision


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November 26, 2012
Psalm 126
“A Psalm of Ascents”
and idea of returning to Jerusalem
from the Babylonian exile
after 70 years (most had never been there before)
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 19, 2012 to November 25, 2012
“Remembrance and Anticipation”
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
for November 23, 2012,
read November 25, 2012
&
Joel 2:21-27
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 19, 2012 to November 25, 2012
“Remembrance and Anticipation”
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
for November 22, 2012,
read November 25, 2012
&
Revelations 1:4b-8
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 19, 2012 to November 25, 2012
“Remembrance and Anticipation”
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
for November 21, 2012,
read November 25, 2012
&
Psalm 132:1-12
“Psalm of Ascents”
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 19, 2012 to November 25, 2012
“Remembrance and Anticipation”
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
for November 20, 2012,
read November 20, 2012
&
2 Samuel 23:1-7
“The Last Words of David”
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
November 19, 2012 to November 25, 2012
“Remembrance and Anticipation”
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
for November 19, 2012,
read November 19, 2012;
reread November 20, 2012


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