Hymn 446 in TIS says: 'Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion city of our God: he whose word cannot be broken formed you from his own abode. On the rock of Ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? With salvations walls surrounded, you may smile on all your foes.'
I wonder do we know what we are singing when we sing words such as this from this beautiful old hymn especially in light of todays war in the middle east. The Dome of the rock sits on Mount Zion within the old city of Jerusalem, surrounded by its high fortress, ancient walls of which I have walked around. For Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Armenian this is the centre of faith. O that it never be damaged by war. In the foyer of St Georges Cathedral in Jerusalem these words are written: Pray not for Arab or Jew, for Palestine or Israel but PRAY rather for ourselves that we might not divide them in our prayers but keep them both together in our hearts.
Jehovah - Shalom. The Lord is peace. Anne, servant of the Lord.
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