In my visit to Jerusalem I wanted to learn how what happened in this spot shapes so much of our world today.
Jeruslem was settled over five thousand years ago and grew to become a capital city, a trade and military outpost and a holy temple for three of the largest religions in the world.
Before the Judaic people made Jerusalem their holy temple it was a military outpost. The mountains around make it a difficult spot to get to, it faces cliffs and narrow paths on all sides, making it an ideal place for a stronghold.
The Christian follow the path of Yisha of Nazereth, who preached on the temple mount and bid people to love thy neighbor as thy self.
The Muslims believe this is the land at the end of all land “Al-Aqsa” where the prophet Mohammad ascended to heaven to consult at the presence of Allah.
This place is sacred land to many people, as this is the place chosen by God that his chosen people will have it.
Many of the wars we see today and the wars that were faught throughout history have some relation to this sacred spot. Be them Christian or Muslim oriented. The idea of having world peace has been equated to peace in the middle east.
Perhaps if we can solve the problems in this city we really do stand a chance. Maybe if we can find a common ground here, we can find a common ground everywhere else.
All religions have something in common. That something is what keeps it true, keeps it valid keeps it alive. These truths can be found in the bright side of any belief and are absent when religion is used for evil.
There is so much history of blood, but that is history. Those who hold on to it keep it alive. You are not born to it, you grow up to it.
But what is true at the heart is always true. And it is true to a Muslim, Christian and Jew.
And what is true at the Heart, Mind and Body of all Women and Men is that the Light is at the center of you, this Where and this When
