Day 133: February 19, 2026- II Chronicles 22-26 and Psalm 121

Did you know that every year the people of Israel had to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in order to be there for Passover? This is not unusual in religions. Every year, or at least once in their life, the followers of Islam should make their way to Meccah. Once a year there is a very large pilgrimage for Hindus called the Kumbh Mela which is called the largest religious gathering in the world on a yearly basis.

It is unusual for a religion to not have a mandatory gathering for all of its adherents, but that is now the nature of the globalization of religion. Everyone is everywhere, so there is not practical way to gather everyone. But followers of Christ never felt the need to associate a specific location to the actual presence of God. God, through the Holy Spirit, is present in all places and through all people so that no matter where you are the Holy Spirit can choose to descend like tongues of fire, or a raging burning bush, or a still small voice. That is the way of our God.

Psalm 121 is a psalm that was used by pilgrims as they saw the hills of Jerusalem and rejoiced that they had arrived at their destination. I lift up mine eyes to the hills was a recognition that they had arrived at the house of God, which was Jerusalem, the city of David.