Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns in Paris on April 15, 2019. (Michel Euler/Associated Press)
I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on. By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the reconstruction site of the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2021 in Paris. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me.
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) talks with workers at the reconstruction site of the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2021 in Paris. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work. (Nehemiah 2:11-18)
A worker at the reconstruction site of the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2021 in Paris. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
Workers stand on a scaffolding at the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2021 in Paris. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
