Yesterday we walked where Jesus walked. There’s something I can’t say everyday! We began the day with a panoramic view of the city, Mount Moriah and the Dome of the Rock from atop the Mount of Olives and then the Garden of Gethsemane. How many times have we wished to be whisked back in time to get a glimpse of our Lord or hear His voice if only for a moment? I know for me, it was such a cool way to draw closer to my savior. To walk between the ancient olive trees, read the scriptures of Jesus’ prayer and take time for personal reflection was surreal…. and cold (it was freeeezing outside!). Next we visited the House of Caiaphas where Jesus was beaten and spit upon… and also where Peter denied he knew Jesus 3 times before the rooster crowed. We walked through a pit (more like a dungeon) where he may have been held for the evening and we took in the heaviness of what might have happened in that place. On our way into the city, we visited the Wailing Wall. Among the many things that stood out to me yesterday, the passion and yearning of the jewish people at the Wailing Wall still remains quite poignant in my mind’s eye. I watched as this young girl (maybe 17 years old?) SOBBED and trembled with grief in front of the wailing wall. It was mind-boggling… and caught me off guard. After that, we walked through the historical Rabbinical Tunnels dating back to the Second Temple era. Our amazing guide David helped us understand cultural and historical significance as our biblical tour through Jesus’ last days unfolded. We ended the day at the Israel Museum, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Another full day of sight seeing… also kind of an emotional day seeing all the places Christ might have been to in his last days. Here’s a few shots from the day…
Our amazing guide David…
Garden of Gesthemane…
Here’s one of my favorites… Christopher worshipping in the Garden of Gesthemane…
Some shots from the Wailing wall… I loved these two because they’re kind of out of the ordinary. The one on the left reminds me of the story of the Ethiopian…
Again, there were a lot more images from the day, so if you’d like to see more, click here.
Wow, Katie, seeing the photos of the people at the Wailing Wall touches me so much…