I would have bet $100. that the verse from the bible that described the time of peace that is to come was the phrase, "the lion shall lie down with the lamb." But my friends, it doesn't. The verses come from Isaiah 11:6 and they're similar, but the mention of the lion comes later, "and the calf and the lion and the fatling together." Peace has been on my mind these days and the image of the lion and the lamb have been stuck in my mind and prayers, even if my knowledge of the verse is muddled. My prayers have been for all who are suffering in the disaster taking place halfway across the world.
Muddled or not, my prayers are prayers for peace. They're prayers for friends in Israel, and friends and family of friends, and for all in the region who suffer and who seek peace.
There's been an awful lot that's been muddled, lost and tragic in the search for peace and my greatest prayer is that one day very soon all that has been muddled is made clear and we will see "the leopard (will) lie down with the kid."
