Holy Lands

5" X 7" X 5"
Acrylic, brass, silver, shell and found objects on paper maché
$450.

In The Church of England's Book of Common Prayer (1662), a prayer starts with the line: "O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee." In recent times, however, love of the Holy City, a sacred site to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, has resulted in neither peace nor prosperity. One can only pray that this will change in our lifetime.

This altar contains reproductions of ancient maps of Palestine, as well as coins, stones, jewelry and shells from Israel.