Today, we drove from Nazareth to Jericho, and took the tram ride up the hill to look over the valley. Right next to the tram is a refurbished Greek Orthodox Monastery, called the Mount of Temptation. Inside, we met a monk from Canada who showed us the living quarters and then opened up another locked door - he must have liked us - to show us the chapel. Amazing. The chapel includes artifacts that are hundreds of years old and icons of Jesus' three temptations in the wilderness.
After Jericho, we went to Qumran and heard the story of the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls which were preserved by the Essene community that lived there. Then we went to the Dead Sea and floated around for a while. What a great feeling to be in the water or cover oneself in the slick, black, nourishing clay.
We then drove through Jerusalem to Bethlehem, and then on to meet the other olive harvesters from all around Europe, including Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, Switzerland, and England. They were expecting 30 or so to come, but this year there are over 80 participating in the olive harvest.
Today, we said goodbye to Raed and Whalid, our able guide and driver.
1 comment:
Love and beams of energy and light to the Magnificent
Seven! I must admit as I look at the pix and read the
fine blogs that I covet....big time.... big time covet.
You are experiencing something that will never leave you. It will always be with you. You will joy in your
peacekeeping pursuits forever. What a gift this journey is.
Go in peace. mary mc
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