next Sunday’s Lectionary<\/a>, Jesus speaks about the road to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the holy and tragic city where prophets are killed, as Jesus was to be. Jerusalem remains a tragic city, contested by different faiths, because of its significance in those faiths.<\/p>\nJerusalem is not the only tragic city – there are many right now, in Ukraine and beyond.<\/p>\n
God of truth and mercy,<\/em>
\neven when all hope is gone,<\/em>
\nwe pray to you;<\/em>
\ngive peace,<\/em>
\ngive justice,<\/em>
\ngive hope once again.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"…Mottram church and distant stratocumulus In next Sunday’s Lectionary, Jesus speaks about the road to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the holy and tragic city where prophets are killed, as Jesus was to be. Jerusalem remains a tragic city, contested by different faiths, because of its significance in those faiths. Jerusalem is not the only tragic city … <\/p>\n
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