“Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
that he looked down from his holy height;
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,
that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
and in Jerusalem his praise,
when peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.”
– Psalm 102:18-22
While lasting peace will remain elusive, don’t let that keep you from celebrating today’s good news in Israel! Rejoice that after two terrible years, the living hostages have gone home. Soldiers have pulled back. Lives may begin to be rebuilt. Lord willing, this current war may have ended, at least for several years. In a world full of bad news, this is a good news day.