We went to church today - incase anyone was worried what their pastor was up to. We went to more than one church all in one place...the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It was a bit of a Pentecostal feeling with all these different denominations and different languages worshiping throughout this ancient and sacred space...all at the same time. We had a wonderful guide who taught us more about Christian church history than any of us could remember from seminary - and she is Jewish. I see I need to crack open those seminary books - or dream about opening them...someday!! It was an insightful morning.
This whole trip has been beyond expectations. Now that we are here in Jerusalem - this place that contains so many sacred places for our faith - I find myself missing the more pastoral scenes of the Galilee where Jesus walked the fields from town to town. He was very much in touch with the land and the folks who worked the land and fished the waters. I am more at home in that setting...but Bonnie and I have learned how to double team the vendors in the streets of the old city in the haggling process - and make a good deal!!
We will be home before we know it - but we will never be the same. It is so nice to know that folks at home are praying for us and journeying with us through reading our blogs. See you all soon!
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