When we had finished the tour beneath the wall, we came back out and had the opportunity to pray at the wall. The wall is separated into a Women's Side and a Men's Side, so I went to the Women's. First I wrote on a piece of paper all the people that Iwanted to pray for: Anna Gross and Les & Galda Gallagher and Edna Dein and Ruth Ulrich who are homebound and I send a sermon CD to every week and of course, my daughter, Grace and the Presbyterian Church of Sweet Hollow and Rose Spatarella and Bill Wansor who've both just come out of the hospital and Sara Verma who's going off to college and more. Then I went down and laid my head and hands upon the stones and prayed and prayed and prayed for everyone on the list and more and most of all for peace, peace, peace, peace, peace.
When you walk away from the wall, you walk backwards, so as not to turn your back on God and it was the most incredible thing to be walking backwards slowly at first, but then faster and to trust that everyone who is coming in to pray will look out for you and you won't run into anything, but will be safe and cared for. If only every person in the Middle East could take as much care with each other as they do in their holy places, there would be no problems here.
3 comments:
Thank you Pastor Rebecca,
I visited the Western Wall in 2000. I remember noting the courteousness and respect that was given to everyone that was walking backwards. I find your comment about the possibility of Peace happening if All chose to always be so kind quite refreshing.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Carolyn
Methodist from Indiana, USA
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I've watched the western wall on the live webcam ,i see women walk backwards from the wall ,but I've yet to see the men walk backwards .I have been watching now for months as I cannot afford to go to Jerusalem .I have sent a prayer and someone will be kind enough to take it for me .and I hope God will bless them for doing something so kind.I am a spiritual Christian I believe that everyone should have their own beliefs.My sister is an atheist and it worries me and makes me sad I hope one day her mind will change as she is not happy .I will continue to pray for her.I don't know what draws me to the western wall I just feel the pull towards it .My love to God and world peace.
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