Sunday, February 24, 2013

watching in sorrow


Christ’s lament, his cries
watching in sorrow
as Jerusalem turned from God
sad for the children
as a shepherd wanting to protect
to gather his people
into his loving arms
but standing back, weeping
for Zion’s children
lost by their own choices
away from the love of God


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February 24, 2013
Luke 13:31-34 (NIV)
“Jesus’ Sorrow for Jerusalem”
2 Chronicles 24
Jeremiah 26
Upper Room Disciplines for 2013
February 18, 2013 to February 24, 2013
“Refuge and Hope”
by Craig Mitchell
for February 22, 2013
read February 22, 2013

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