Zion’s Gate
Zion’s Gate "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.” -- Matthew 23:37 NRSV On a business trip to Israel, I asked a colleague for a ride to Jerusalem. He dropped me by the Jaffa Gate. By the time I arrived it was dark. It had been a few years since I navigated the narrow streets, but I managed to find my way alone past the Cardo and to the Western Wall. A crowd was dispersing after some sort of concert or rally. I felt I had missed something important. On my way back, I made a wrong turn, the Jaffa Gate was not in sight. I turned right. I came to another gate. I went through and read the sign: “Zion’s Gate.” My mind raced as I considered whether this hill really was “Mount Zion,” a beacon of the present and future kingdom of God in our faith community. I explored the streets nearby and found Hagia Zion , o...