1. Chris and I saw the movie ‘Golda’ yesterday. It is about Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur war in 1973. There was a lot of original footage.
It was especially poignant as it mirrored so many current events. Fifty years since the Yom Kippur War, and nothing much has changed in the players.
Israel is attacked – Israel fights back and defends itself —- other nations call for Israel’s restraint and apply pressure for ceasefire. Repeat. Again and again.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says: “What has happened before will happen again. What has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new in the whole world.“
2. Below is a blog post from a lady that lives in Israel and writes under the name Forest Rain. Her writing touches my heart.
“Israel was soft with Gaza so they assumed we have no honor.
They broke into our homes, raped, tortured, burned, broke and butchered our people.
And in between, they opened our refrigerators, sat down at our tables and ate our food.
We don’t do all those horrible things.
But we will prove to them and everyone watching that we meant it when we said Never Again.
And that is why now we are in their homes.”
3. I read this X post from a journalist who watched the latest videos released by the Israeli government on the atrocities from October 7. It is so graphic and horrifying I will only post the text of the link here. If you dare to read it, remove the 3 x’s from the beginning then copy and paste into your browser.
xxxhttps://twitter.com/mrconfino/status/1724385046583234841?s=42&t=spSFBepIihN0cBLE1qt4Mw
“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.” ~Isaiah 62:1
I am here.
These radicals and terrorists are fueled by hate and indifference to life. Israel is like a mother defending her children. When attacked, mothers from all species will fiercely defend their young. Who would expect any less?
I sit often in disbelief in what is happening around the world… the world’s shock turned to blame, blame to animosity, animosity to hate.
So many times I’ve heard ‘Never Again’ and here we are AGAIN!!
My eyes do not want to see anymore, my ears to not want to hear anymore. My heart wants to stop aching. My only hope is to trust in God, his word says…
“Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you — the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The Lord will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life.” ~ Psalm 121:4-5; 7
Emyloom ~ Words Woven Within My Heart 