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Brad Sullivan Proper 28, Year B November 18, 2018 Emmanuel, Houston Mark 13:1-8 …Then Were We Like Those Who Dream… “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy.” (Psalm 126:1-2) That’ Psalm 126 verses 1-2, and whether in those words or in other words, that idea is a recurring theme through the history of Israel. “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy.” God restores Israel. God restores his people. God restores creation and covenant. Before God restored the fortune of Zion, well obviously Zion’s fortunes weren’t doing so well. Babylonian captivity and the near total destruction of the nation of Israel. The capturing of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines, Go