This chapter contains Ezekiel's famous vision of the valley of dry bones coming to life. In the prophet's time, Israel was destroyed and the people scattered to the four corners of the earth. Yet, when God asks Ezekiel "can these bones live?" he doesn't express doubt or hopelessness. He answers that anything can happen if it is God's will! In our days, we stand witness to this truth, as from the ashes of the Holocaust came the birth of the modern State of Israel. Today we remember the six million who perished at the hands of the Nazis during World War II. Each survivor brings with them a story of perseverance, even in the face of evil, and they stand as a living testament to the perils that face humanity should anti-Semitism rise again. Seventy years later, we have an obligation to support those few remaining survivors and ensure that their final years are filled with happiness and peace.
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