“Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Your people have killed the prophets and have stoned the messengers who were
sent to you. I have often wanted to gather your people, as a hen gathers her
chicks under her wings. But you wouldn’t let me.” Luke 13:34
Was there ever a more
poignant cry? Jesus love for the city of Jerusalem is transparent, from the
twice repeated name, to the expressed desire to protect them as a mother hen
does her chicks. Jesus’ affection for Jerusalem is all the more moving,
considering He acknowledges up front that they have killed the prophets and
messengers God had sent them.
