“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” (Psalm 100: 4-5)
This past Saturday, my daughter and I, along with a priest friend, were on our way to the Holy Land in Israel. When we arrived in Toronto, Canada on the first of a two leg flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, we learned of the war. Our priest friend, who was leading the pilgrimage, immediately contacted the travel agency that was facilitating the tour. After calls to Jerusalem, the decision was made to cancel our flights to Israel and return to the United States. We got home late Saturday night.
I was hoping to share with you some reflections of visiting the many places of Jesus’ life, ministry, death and resurrection, but I will not be able to do so now. But I offer up a prayer of thanksgiving that we are safe and home instead of being in Israel during this terrible time.
While I am thankful to the Lord that we are safe, I am saddened and deeply troubled by all of the death and utter disregard for human life that is being inflicted on so many innocent civilians in Israel.
May we join in a prayer to God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ to protect the people of Israel and the people who are still on pilgrimages from further harm.
I thank all of you who have been faithful readers of this blog for several years. I pray for God’s grace to continue to offer reflections of his word.
God bless you.
Bill Dalgetty
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Welcome home, Bill!
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Thanks, Steve.
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Bill, Thanks be to God you are safe right here in the U.S. Thanks for encouraging us to pray for all these innocent victims and travelers! Jesus! Bring PEACE! Amen. Love to all, Andrea
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Thanks, Andrea.
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Wow Bill!
Thank You Lord for sparing your son Bill and his daughter.
I join you in prayer and sorrow for the people of Israel and Palestine, Bill. O Jesus, please deliver us from evil.
God love you brother!
Bart
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Thanks, Bart.
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Thanks, Bill! So glad that you are safe.
God Bless !
Jim
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Thanks, Jim.
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