City View

PRAYING FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH & NATION:  

Come joyfully, expectantly, to worship (Psm 122:1-5).#PraiseAndWorship

The psalmist is here recounting his trip (pilgrimage) to the Temple (God‘s house) in Jerusalem. He is overjoyed. His vision of what he saw put him in awe; the city (as he stood in the gate) he viewed as a fortified and unified city and the mountains all around it (121:1)*. 

I remember my first trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was mesmerized by the mountains and the city in the valley. It was not the Holy City, which I’ve never seen, but it gives me some idea of what the psalmist must have felt as he approached Jerusalem and the Temple to worship. 

Lord, may I come every week to worship with such a vision of joy and awe. 

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* Here is a brief description of Jerusalem and the surrounding mountains. 

https://sareltours.com/article/mountains-surrounding-jerusalem