Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (1/19/25)[Prayer]

After pouring myself a nice travel mug of black coffee, I suited up and ventured out. As soon as my feet hit the street, I realized that the reason the tarmac looked so smooth and shiny was because it was a solid sheet of "Black Ice". This is a phenomenon where the ice is so thin and flat on the surface of the road that it is nearly invisible. I wanted to go right back into the house, but Tippy NEEDS her morning walk!

She kept pulling on the leash as I tottered like an old lady on the treacherous surface. I kept my eyes on the pavement as I inched along, not knowing where the ice ended and dry pavement began.

Suddenly, the road was illuminated in brilliant color, as the Sunrise was reflecting from the mirror-like surface of the Black Ice. The patches of Ice became brilliant reds, pinks, and purples. I dared not lift my eyes to the sky, but stepped between the rainbow patches until Tippy took care of business and I was safely home.

As I closed the door and took off my jacket I knew what I was going to write about today.

The World can look like everything is in place, and there is no danger. Yet, when your feet hit the ground, you can suddenly realize that every step can be a treacherous mistake that could lead to a fall.

Like Black Ice, everything looks normal until you are right in the middle of it.

Jesus said He would send The Comforter to "testify of Me". We also saw that Jesus is called "The Sunrise" in Luke 1:78. (The KJV uses the word "Dayspring", meaning "Sunrise", in Zachariah's Prayer.)

The Sun is up now, and the Salt Truck has come through, so the brilliant display on the street is gone. I don't know if I will ever see such a phenomenon again. But it was the Right Thing at the Right Time,

May God grant us all eyes to see and ears to hear His Presence in all things.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.