We Will Never Forget!

Jerusalem – September 9, 2022

This picture was taken as we said goodbye and walked the streets of Jerusalem before heading home. I remember telling Michael that something in my spirit grieved. I couldn’t explain it, but I felt a heaviness — a deep concern for this little boy’s future and for the people of Israel. That night, I shared my fears with him privately. He comforted me the best he could, but the feeling never left.

Since that day, I’ve prayed for this child more times than I can count. And on October 7, 2023, his face was the one I couldn’t get out of my mind. Was he safe? Was his family okay? Would I ever know?

This morning, as I reflect on the past two years and the countless lives lost since that horrific day, my heart aches deeply. Words fail to capture all that God has placed on my heart. The world feels darker — truth exchanged for lies, compassion replaced with hate. I cannot comprehend how we’ve come to a time when some celebrate such evil.

Yet even in the midst of it all, I was reminded: My God is still good. 

Genesis 50:20 says “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” 

What was meant for evil, He will use for good. 

I don’t know when we’ll see the other side of this pain, but I do know this — it will be through LOVE, and understanding that healing will begins, and only through the Lord God Almighty.

It is hard to fight back against the hate and lies. I have to remind myself often of what Paul says in Ephesians‐–Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but “against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” — Ephesians 6:12

Our battle is not against these people who don’t even understand what they’re fighting for — it’s against the evil forces of this world. And I know how the story ends: GOD WINS!

So today, on the first day of Sukkot, while many of my Jewish friends struggle to find joy amid pain and uncertainty, I choose to stand with them — sharing love, light, and faith.

I will remember 10/7.

I will pray.

And I will not be silent. 💙🇮🇱✨