Inspired by Psalm 117: "Day to Praise" Calls on Christians and Jews to Thank God for Israel's Protection

Raphael Poch : Apr 8, 2015
Breaking Israel News

"This is an opportunity that we have where the Jewish-Christian dynamic changed. Jews are inviting Christians to come and participate in a Jewish celebration, and not the other way around." -David Nekrutman

(Israel) - The Center for Jewish and Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) has launched a bold initiative calling for a day of praise of God's name around the world. (Photo via Breaking Israel News)

Coinciding with Israel's Independence Day on April 23, the "Day to Praise" calls on Jews and Christians around the world to recite Psalms 113-118 in celebration of God's covenantal love for the Jewish nation.
The CJCUC is holding this worldwide praise initiative as part of its larger mission of bridging the relationship between Jews and Christians.

The organization is founded on the proposition that each of the two great faith communities is rooted in one shared Bible, which both accept as the eternal and living word of God.  They therefore wish to promote a continued theological dialogue. The discourse that the CJCUC hopes to encourage encompasses a mutual and reciprocal respect of both faiths without seeking to convert one another. It also rejects the necessity of one faith compromising their theological truths in deference to the other.

"Day to Praise" was specifically chosen when Israel would be celebrating its 67th Independence Day, a day that represents a truly modern miracle.

"No other explanation in the world can explain the phenomenon of Israel's existence today except that God continues to be faithful to His covenantal promise made thousands of years ago to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God never regrets of His gifts," the CJCUC explains.

"The miracle of Israel today should serve as an inspiration to other nations to bless the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob since they can fully comprehend His kindness to the Jewish nation," reads a statement on the "Day to Praise" website. "The nations of the world have the revealed and hidden historical record of what occurred in the past to eradicate God's elect. They also know of what is presently transpiring to undermine Israel's status today. Yet, through it all, the State of Israel continues to be a beacon of light to help the world in all areas of our daily living."

Read more about the "Day to Praise" by clicking here.