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"One Of The Striking Things To Know About Elijah Is He Often Appears In The Guise Of A Homeless Person…"

The Look of Love Niya ParksComment

"The desire to keep things conveniently out of focus is not new. And our ancient rabbis understood this. One of my professors, Dr. Aryeh Cohen, introduced me to a 2,000-year-old debate as to whether one can coerce a neighbor to build a gatehouse around their common property. Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel says, "Not all courtyards need a gatehouse." Seeking to understand the disagreement, the Talmud opens by explaining, "There is the story of that tzadik, that righteous person, who Elijah the prophet spoke with regularly. He built a gatehouse and Elijah no longer spoke with him." The question that needs to be answered is why would the prophet Elijah stop speaking to the tzadik just because he allowed his neighbors to build a gatehouse at the entrance to their property.

A couple important details to note here: It wasn't just anyone who Elijah spoke with until the gatehouse was built. It was a tzadik -- a righteous person. A term reserved for a select few. Not us common folk, but those who either by cultivation of spirit or gift from God have a heightened sense of awareness. But upon building that gatehouse the relationship was severed between the prophet and the tzadik. Why? What did the gatehouse create in the world or destroy in this relationship that ended the conversation? And with a tzadik no less.

One of the striking things to know about Elijah is he often appears in the guise of a homeless person. Elijah is the messenger who is going to announce the arrival of the Messiah -- it is why we sing eliyahu hanavi at havdalah ending Shabbat, why we have the chair of Elijah at a bris or baby naming and why we have Elijah's cup on our seder table during Passover. We are hoping that with this week, this newborn, this seder things will be different. The Messiah will arrive and the walls of separation and blindness will permanently come down. I have an image of the tzadik and Elijah speaking like neighbors or friends meeting on the sidewalk in the front yard. What happened that caused Elijah to keep walking?

Rashi, the famous medieval French rabbi, leaves no ambiguity about why the relationship ended. It was the building of the gatehouse. That structure according to Rashi silences the voices of the poor who are calling from the street and their cries are not heard. I would push Rashi a bit further. It isn't that they aren't heard, rather, they are heard only occasionally, transiently. Partially. Poverty is moved from an immediacy that haunts and confronts to a safe distance where it can be escaped and temporally vanquished. The poor are on one side and we are comfortably on the other where we can watch TV in peace. Read in quiet. Have our friends for dinner with only our laughter and conversation breaking the silence. But the voices of the poor calling out from the street or the shantytown or refugee camp are so far away that we forget they exist at all.

This debate appears in a section of the Talmud called Bava Batra that deals with contractual relations between people. In this case it is a contract about our mutual humanity. And the risk of breaking that contract. Poverty can become abstract when its faces and voices are obscured. When we can't hear the call and aren't haunted, confronted, by them. "If I look at the mass, I will never act," said Mother Teresa, "If I look at the one, I will." Those who are poor have a face, a name and a voice.

A couple months back, I passed a woman curled over in a doorway in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She looked burnt out and cast aside. I would have placed her in that giant heap of society's discarded had I not passed her again a half-hour later. She was no longer hunched over; she was holding a violin and was casting out notes like accusations. I utterly misjudged this woman thinking she was someone she wasn't. But that is true for so many in the world of the down and out. The only difference is they can't pick up a violin and call attention to our ignorance or prejudice. Shine a light or a song on our assumptions and our actions or lack there of.

One of the most striking verses in the Torah declares, "There will always be poor in the land." The founding document of the Jewish people that tradition holds was written by God and handed to Moses, states emphatically, "There will always be poor in the land." And we will never be let off the hook of collective responsibility as the verse continues, "therefore I command you, saying: You are to open your hand to your brother, to your needy one in your land ... Remember you were slaves in the land of Egypt." Remember we were slaves.

The Messiah will come when we stop building gatehouses and start opening our doors. Redemption will come when the questions about homelessness are not left to a dedicated few, but is felt as a command for our entire community whether we are learning together, praying together or celebrating together. And we hear the cries from the street and their dreams haunt us. And the voice of an old man in the darkness calling out, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it." Is not our voice for the choices we didn't make. The time we didn't commit.

Rather, Elijah might arrive when we hold each other accountable and feel commanded, and in that command hear their voices. And make uncomfortable choices. And say, "I did do it." And it is a just world we pursue with all our heart, all our soul and all our might. And the values we teach our children are actually lived out with our hands not just with our words."

#Elijah-Has-Already-Arrived ❤️

Jesus Christ is returning in less than a year.

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"Sing & Rejoice, O Daughter of Zion: For, Lo, I Come, And I Will Dwell In The Midst Of Thee, Saith The Lord."

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"Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls...

For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her...

For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee." - Zechariah 2

#MayJerusalemBeBlessedWithProsperityAndPeace💫⭐✨🕊️

Happy Sercey Day 2026🎁

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Happy Sercey Day!💕

#WeLoveYouGrandmotherMary ❤️

On this day, April 19th, 2026, we celebrate the beautiful life and contributions of Mary E. Sercey🌹

A "Sercey," in all of its various spellings is a thoughtful, unexpected gift. It isn't generally expensive, but is a simple gift that represents the act and kindness of giving to others.

In honor of all that is good in the world, remember to be kind.

#SerceyDay2026

"For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour."

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"But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour." - Isaiah 43:1-3

This Is The Great Tribulation Period, and Jesus Christ Returns In Less Than One Year

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Dear World Community,

We are in the Great Tribiulation period with about a year remaining, and then Christ returns.

September 2020, when the Abraham Accords were signed, this marked the beginning of the 7-year Tribulation period that the Bible speaks of. October 7, 2023 marked the end the 3 years of peace, and the beginning of the Great Tribulation. At this time, we are beyond a year and a half into the Great Tribulation portion, with about a year until Christ returns.

Walk with God. Do good. Make a difference in the world. Be kind, and maintain your righteous work for as Jesus states, "Occupy until I come" - Luke 19:13.

Your fellow servant under God,

Elijah The Prophet

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Netanyahu Before It Is Too Late, Please Change Your Trajectory. Elijah the Prophet Went Homeless Because Your Wife Stole $4 Million Dollars From Our Organization Last Year

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Netanyahu, before it is too Late, please change your trajectory. "Elijah the Prophet" went homeless because your wife stole $4 million dollars from our organization last year. You hated Sara's actions, but when you covered for her, you lost your salvation.

"10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.

13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth." - Malachi 2:10-15

We Extend Our Heartfelt Prayers For Your Complete & Successful Recovery 🙏🏾🕊️

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"Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he is stepping away from professional golf to seek treatment and focus on his health following a rollover car accident last week...

'I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health,' Woods said in a statement posted to social media. 'This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.'" - PGATour

Dear Tiger Woods, we extend our heartfelt prayers to you, Vanessa, and your loved ones during this time.

As for me and the entire world, may God cover you and encourage you through every desolate hour.

May you walk with God in the light of good to repair the world, encourage broken hearts, instill justice, and pursue righteous hope!

Many prayers!

Your fellow servant under God,

Niya "Elijah the Prophet" Parks

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Passover 2026

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#Passover2026! Passover takes place in early spring, beginning on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Nisan and lasting for seven days in Israel and eight days in the Diaspora. April 1st to 9th in 2026.

Passover (Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven, and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating matzah and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus.

In Hebrew it is known as Pesach (which means “to pass over”), because G‑d passed over the Jewish homes when killing the Egyptian firstborn on the very first Passover eve. Passover History in a Nutshell: As told in the Bible, after many decades of slavery to the Egyptian pharaohs, during which time the Israelites were subjected to backbreaking labor and unbearable horrors, G‑d saw the people’s distress and sent Moses to Pharaoh with a message: “Send forth My people, so that they may serve Me.”

But despite numerous warnings, Pharaoh refused to heed G‑d’s command. G‑d then sent upon Egypt ten devastating plagues, afflicting them and destroying everything from their livestock to their crops. At the stroke of midnight of 15 Nissan in the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE), G‑d visited the last of the ten plagues on the Egyptians, killing all their firstborn.

While doing so, G‑d spared the children of Israel, “passing over” their homes—hence the name of the holiday. Pharaoh’s resistance was broken, and he virtually chased his former slaves out of the land.

The Israelites left in such a hurry, in fact, that the bread they baked as provisions for the way did not have time to rise.

Six hundred thousand adult males, plus many more women and children, left Egypt on that day and began the trek to Mount Sinai and their birth as G‑d’s chosen people. In ancient times the Passover observance included the sacrifice of the paschal lamb, which was roasted and eaten at the Seder on the first night of the holiday. This was the case until the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in the 1st century."

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Resurrection Sunday Bible Verses🕊️✝️

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RESURRECTION SUNDAY BIBLE VERSES:

1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Romans 1:116, John 10 17-18, Romans 5:1-2, John 10:17-18, 1 John 1, 1 Peter 5:10, Mathew 28:1-10, 2 Philippians 2:8-11

✨1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-8

"15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time." - 1 Corinthians 15:1-8

✨PHILIPPIANS 2:8-11

"And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

✨MATTHEW 28:1-10

" In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."

Ref: CCB

Good Friday Bible Verses: Ref. CCB

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Good Friday Bible Verses: Ref. CCB

John 19:1-30, Romans 6:23, Isaiah 52:14, Isaiah 53:5-6, John 10:17-18, 1 Timothy 1:5, John 15:13, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:10.

"Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him.

2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe,

3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote Him with their hands.

4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring Him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in Him.

5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye Him, and crucify Him: for I find no fault in Him.

7 The Jews answered Him, We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.

8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto Him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against Me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered Me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release Him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Then delivered he Him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him away.

17 And He bearing His cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." - John 19:1-30

PASSION WEEK BIBLE VERSES: REF. CCB ✝️

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PASSION WEEK BIBLE VERSES: REF. CCB

JOHN 12:27-36, JOHN 8:29, JOHN 10:27, ISAIAH 53, & 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4

"Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors." - Isaiah 53

Jennifer Lopez, Cuomo Family, and Italian Community Intervene For Colin Kaepernick

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#ICYMI!

Andrew Cuomo, Jennifer Lopez, and the Italian-American Political Action Committee, thank you for your courageous acts of compassion. The whole world is counting on you to intervene for Colin Kaepernick ✨❤️

The power, the authority, and the will are in your hands to do it. (Proverbs 3:27).

Do not worry about the racists who may object. Jesus Christ returns in less than one year, and He and God are the only authorities you will answer to.

Several months ago, the Italian community announced their intent to intervene and create a special opportunity for Mr. Kaepernick, and as an additional support to their righteous efforts, I determined to add Ms. Lopez several days ago.

Please do not imagine there is no time, as righteous works and interests in various forms will continue.

Thank you!

Your fellow servant under God,

Elijah the Prophet

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Morongo Nation Reaches Out To Repair & Rebuild Community Relations

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In an effort to rebuild and repair relationships in the community, Morongo & Morongo Band of Mission Indians has reached out to us to help facilitate a World Peace & Reconciliation conversation.

Whether you are from the local community, surrounding cities, or the local church community, be sure to keep your eyes open for this very imperative Peace & Reconciliation event.

Morongo Nation has heard the concerns of the community and is opening the floor for futher conversations on how they and you can best support one another during this very important time before the return of Jesus Christ in less than one year.

For updates and details on the upcoming event, check back here: Love Notes & News and on the Morongo Facebook page.

Once United Humanity Advancing Peace 🙏🏾🕊️

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Dear Israel Team and President Donald Trump,

Is Iran asking for world peace?

Does all of the intelligence in place suggest that peace is a viable option that they will maintain?

Tehran and an Iranian General appear to have reached out to me to intervene, and an urgent meeting is imperative to determine appropriate options.

President Sheinbaum Pardo, President Xi, and Prince William, please coordinate a meeting to consult with Prime Minister Nertanyahu and President Donald Trump to determine potential options for world peace, and as approrpiate, wrapping up the war.

Jesus Christ will return in less than one year. Please unite in peace and reconciliation and wrap up the wars.

Respectfully, your fellow servant under God,

Elijah

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” - Luke 2:14

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