41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19)
Cities. You love them or you hate them. Jesus loved Jerusalem, even though He was not "from there". He had been raised in a smaller city and spent time in all sizes of communities. But as a Jew, a descendant of David, the Messiah, the city of Jerusalem did hold a special place in his heart. Enough so that we find this gripping picture of Him crying over the city because of what lay ahead for it. Cities represent the best and worst of men. They are centers for business, for learning, for cultural expression, and often the display of the latest technology and architecture. They can also be places filled with anger, crime and hopelessness. May our response be that of Jesus: sincere concern, prayer, and a willingness to do our part to make things better, be they received or not.
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