Jerusalem. It features in the passage that is proposed by the lectionary for reading and reflection in worship this coming Sunday (2 Sam 5:1–10). Jerusalem. The name of the city evokes all manner of responses. In our own time, Jerusalem has been the focal point for bitterly-contested claims about land. On a high point in … Continue reading David took the stronghold of Zion, which is now the city of David (2 Sam 5; Pentecost 7B)