Tuesday, 6/24/14
Good morning, Israel!
A lovely travel day ahead, as we change hotels and move to Jerusalem. We had to
pack up to leave our hotel this morning.
Breakfast was
wonderful – good conversation with Shirley, Edda, Sheila, Kelsey, and Fr. Ken
(who I think I have sat with for nearly every meal so far – unintentionally – I
usually sit down first…).
For the record, today
is the feast of John the Baptist. (Last night at dinner, someone asked what we’d
be doing special for this feast, to which I replied, “Someone is getting
beheaded” and then proceeded to laugh at my own (bad) joke.)
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A lot of history today
– but not related to Jesus and the Gospels. However, the scholar/historical
side of me loved it. (Most people seemed to be most excited about the “beach”
by the aqueducts at Caesarea – the breezy, salty air was wonderful and
refreshing, and the Mediterranean was surprisingly warm!)
Tomorrow we are going
to Bethlehem – I am excited to visit where Jesus was born (though there will
likely be large crowds)…
On an UNRELATED NOTE –
read about St. Thomas More today (in my saints & social justice book). I
didn’t realize how funny he was. The author mentioned his phrase, “Save me from
gloomy-faced saints.” He was even joking about his beard right before he was
beheaded…
The author also
pointed out that we strongly emphasize our own rights, but we need to own our
responsibility of helping others get the same.
Ok, back to today…
We sang “Servant Song”
at Mass today – most applicable line? “We are pilgrims on a journey…”
I love that this
pilgrimage is not made alone – I am learning so much from the interactions I
have had with other people. (I am loving the mixed age group!)
And I love having a
lot of time to reflect. It’s helping it all sink in a bit better. I still (like
I mentioned before) am working on the balance between pictures and prayer.
Today, for example, I loved Mass the best. I asked God to see His presence in a
very special and real way. I’ve also asked God to show me my vocation. Though,
as Fr. Ken pointed out, you need to be careful what you ask for in asking to
know God’s will…
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