The Wailing Wall in Israel is the remains of a temple built by Harod and was believed to have been holy and inhabited by God himself. In the Jewish tradition, the Wailing Wall is the most sacred place on earth, the place one truly has the ear of God. People travel from all over the world to visit this holy site and slip prayers written on pieces of paper into the stone cracks along the Wall.
During Lent at Jacobs Well, we practice this tradition with a mock Wall in the lobby. We are constantly encouraged to write prayers of lament or gratitude to Christ and slip them into the cracks in our own Wailing Wall. I love this practice. Giving voice to your prayers by writing them down is frightening yet liberating. It’s almost like writing God a letter.
so if you absolutely knew God was listening, what would you say?
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