tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post6506857040336285153..comments2024-03-29T06:38:52.164+03:00Comments on A Soldier's Mother: Hours of WatchingA Soldier's Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-54333740579167030852011-10-20T10:39:02.231+02:002011-10-20T10:39:02.231+02:00I have prayed for him ever since he was seized and...I have prayed for him ever since he was seized and 'disappeared'. Many times in these past years I have wondered whether he was, in fact, dead; but *something* niggled at me and made me keep on praying. I prayed that the light of the Holy One would shine on him, even in the deep darkness of the Pit. I prayed that the One who sustained Joseph in prison in Egypt, and Jeremiah in the pit, and Daniel in the lions' den, and the Three Young Men in the fiery furnace, would stand with Gilad and keep him sane in the dark, surrounded by human jackals as he was. And now I see him free and alive, I rejoice and praise the LORD.<br /><br />signed - an Australian Gentile Friend of IsraelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-42501464180222901862011-10-19T21:30:47.528+02:002011-10-19T21:30:47.528+02:00So glad he is home. Honestly, over the years, I ha...So glad he is home. Honestly, over the years, I have thought to myself, Gilad is probably dead. So happy that I was wrong and that G-d has provided him a way home to his family.ProphetJoehttp://americanapologist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-70798023455652275152011-10-19T06:27:07.965+02:002011-10-19T06:27:07.965+02:00Thank you for this..thank you.
I also did not thi...Thank you for this..thank you.<br /><br />I also did not think this day would ever come, and while I am thrilled that Gilad is home, like you I also expect the price will climb steeply in the time ahead.<br /><br />For now, I rejoice..brathttp://assolutatranquillita.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-6385366180504955762011-10-19T02:56:59.733+02:002011-10-19T02:56:59.733+02:00Thank you from the United States for covering this...Thank you from the United States for covering this story so fully here in your blog. So good reading Gilad is home. A bittersweet deal, but for this day, joy.Long-time RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301386934882781722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-29733572330499396052011-10-19T02:33:05.527+02:002011-10-19T02:33:05.527+02:00There is no comparison between the Palestinians...There is no comparison between the Palestinians' captivity and Gilad's. Just look at how healthy the Palestinian soldiers look compared to Gilad. I can't believe that this interviewer could compare the two experiences. I wonder if we we will ever get to hear Gilad's original answers in Hebrew.Yaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-20089982961358674422011-10-19T00:54:43.662+02:002011-10-19T00:54:43.662+02:00THANK YOU GOD for returning our beloved Gilad to h...THANK YOU GOD for returning our beloved Gilad to his family and country. I can imagine a line of mother's with home cooking lining up outside his door...we all want to hug him and nuture him, he belongs to us all, as do all of Israel's soldiers. The world has to be impressed (in private if not in public) at the love pouring out of Israel and the Jewish community for one of their sons. We value life, the other side does not. Simple. I pray that Gilad grows stronger every day, his parents were so wonderful throughout this ordeal. Now we can all breathe, we can finally exhale. Gilad is HOME.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614592874778093878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-48685418181178101822011-10-19T00:19:14.119+02:002011-10-19T00:19:14.119+02:00The entire nation of Israel needs to do teshuva to...The entire nation of Israel needs to do teshuva to avoid more pain from the Yishamelim and Esavim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-7563181846632475512011-10-19T00:08:27.934+02:002011-10-19T00:08:27.934+02:00Its time to cancel the "deal with the devil.&...Its time to cancel the "deal with the devil."<br /><br />It was made under duress. Israel owes Hamas no reward for holding its son hostage for five years.<br /><br />The government must be made to rescind it NOW.NormanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365459073293643108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-55867982138138217532011-10-18T23:20:00.702+02:002011-10-18T23:20:00.702+02:00You have said exactly how I feel. I couldn't d...You have said exactly how I feel. I couldn't do ANYTHING today, glued to the radio, and amazed that he actually came home so alert.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-58990392739855725412011-10-18T21:10:58.431+02:002011-10-18T21:10:58.431+02:00Further coverage of the interview shows that the E...Further coverage of the interview shows that the Egyptian translator, who translated between the interviewer's excellent English and Gilad's Hebrew, twisted some of the questions significantly and misled Gilad into thinking that he was being asked very sensitive political questions.Zvi Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673365924649563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-32172563036941368112011-10-18T20:21:51.594+02:002011-10-18T20:21:51.594+02:00Thank you for covering the story for us, and follo...Thank you for covering the story for us, and following up on twitter for us, it has been very helpful, because even when away, and far, minds continually race with thoughts, and it has been such for those too long years of captivity.<br /><br />Relief and joy that Gilad is back home at last. I also posted a blogpost to express my own.Otirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885200855512080375noreply@blogger.com