Was the trip everything I thought it would be?
Absolutely!
When you travel to the Holy Lands with over 50 other Christians, including your own Pastor, the opportunities for teaching, discovery and learning under the umbrella of expanding your faith journey are tremendous. This was an opportunity I was ready for. What I didn’t know was how much I needed it.
I’ve got a marked up Bible – with names dates and places to remind me of what we saw and heard. When I open it, it shouts at me.
In case you haven’t picked up on this in the rest of the blog, Scripture and reading the Bible mean a lot to me and I’m trying to think of the multiplication factor this trip has given me in that pursuit. For example, when I read the Beatitudes again – having been in the place where Jesus gave them – is it 10X, 100X, 1000X? – right now I’m going with a million!
Also, the historicity of the Bible and its relevance in today’s secular world went up in my estimation. The homilies that Kim, Duke and Glen gave us, based on the places we were in, left me moved and thankful that they were able to drive home the Bible’s message in today’s world.
Would I go again? In a heartbeat. In the meantime, I’ve got so much to go over and study, especially in my morning quiet time. Life just got a whole lot busier. Bring it on.
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