Lectio Divina for 7 September 2024
Lectio
“The heavens describe the glory of God, and the firmament announces the work of his hands.” (Psalm 18:2) (more…)
Israel Must Assert Right to Defend Citizens Against Terrorist Attacks
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, 6 September 2024 – In light of ongoing threats and attacks against its people, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem encourages the State of Israel to reaffirm its unequivocal right to defend itself against all forms of terrorism. The safety and security of Israeli citizens should remain a top priority, especially as the region faces persistent threats from militant groups that have consistently rejected peaceful solutions.
While the government of Israel continues to strive for peaceful dialogue and negotiation, other world governments must recognise that these ideals cannot be achieved unilaterally. Unfortunately, terrorist organisations operating both within and outside its borders have demonstrated a clear unwillingness to engage in meaningful peace efforts, opting instead for violence and aggression.
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Lectio Divina for 6 September 2024
Lectio
“…O Yahweh, I will confess to you among the nations, and I will compose a psalm to your name: magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his anointed, and to his offspring, even for all time.” (Psalm 17:50-51) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 5 September 2024
Lectio
“And you have given me the protection of your salvation. And your right hand sustains me. And your discipline has corrected me unto the end. And your discipline itself will teach me. You have expanded my footsteps under me, and my tracks have not been weakened.” (Psalm 17:36-37) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 4 September 2024
Lectio
“For who is God, except Yahweh? And who is God, except our God? It is God who has wrapped me with virtue and made my way perfect. It is he who has perfected my feet, like the feet of deer, and who stations me upon the heights. It is he who trains my hands for battle. And you have set my arms like a bow of brass.” (Psalm 17:32-35) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 3 September 2024
Lectio
“As for my God, his way is undefiled. The eloquence of Yahweh has been examined by fire. He is the protector of all who hope in him.” (Psalm 17:31) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 2 September 2024
Lectio
“For you illuminate my lamp, O Yahweh. My God, enlighten my darkness. For in you, I will be delivered from temptation; and with my God, I will climb over a wall.” (Psalm 17:29-30) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 1 September 2024
Lectio
“Yahweh will reward me according to my justice and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.” (Psalm 17:25, WCV) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 31 August 2024
Lectio
Passage: “For all his judgments are in my sight, and his justice, I have not pushed away from me. And I will be perfect together with him, and I will keep myself from my iniquity.” (Psalm 17:23,24, WCV) (more…)
Lectio Divina for 30 August 2024
Lectio
Passage: “And Yahweh will reward me according to my justice, and he will repay me according to the purity of my hands. For I have preserved the ways of Yahweh, and I have not behaved wickedly before my God.” (Psalm 17:21,22, WCV) (more…)
