Today was walking in the land of Christ and being reminded of our Lord. the day began with scripture and communion on a boat on the Sea of Galilee. As we sailed the skies were hazed and Susan Zelewski said "it seemed to be like a day Jesus would have been on the water".
And this theme continued throughout the day. At Capernaum, the base of Jesus's ministry, where Christ healed Peter's mother-in-law and cast out demons, not on the same person, like Cathy said "there needed to be a mother-in-law joke somewhere. At the Mount of Beatitudes, we were surrounded by lovely gardens, with a little rain, and were reminded that God is with us at our most difficult times. Then progressing to the Church of Multiplication, where Jesus fed the 5000 with 5 loaves and two fish, after our lunch of Peter's fish I felt as if I had eaten the remaining 12 baskets that were collected after all were fed.
And of course we can not forget Dee Larson's flaming birthday cake which was at our restraunt to the tune of happy birthday.
In closing, we went to Peter's Primacy, were Jesus came to Peter and sent him forward on his ministry. How blessed we are to walk in these steps.
Written by Sherry Burg
Love the blog! Keep them coming as we see the Holy Land through your eyes. It sounds like you are having a great experience. As I sit in my classroom reading your blog, I think "Someday I will walk where Jesus walked". Enjoy!
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