Oh, that you would tear open the heavens and come down! Oh, that you would hear the cries of your people, the Israelites, as they return to Jerusalem after the exile, still under the grip of foreign oppression, finding everything so much harder than they expected. Oh, that you would hear the cries of your people, the Jews, as they suffer under the weight of Roman oppression, as they struggle to hold onto hope that you have not abandoned them after 400 years of silence since the last … [Read more...]
