Galilee

Sometimes I wonder how my mind works the way that it does, in the sense that I don't always completely realize the uniqueness of what I am doing until I am leaving the place I go to. I just returned from eight days in northern Israel, also known as Galilee. What an amazing eight days it was! We went to Nazareth, Cana, Mt. Carmel, Jezreel, Capernaum, Bethsaida, Chorazin, Caesarea Philippi, Dan, and of course, the Sea of Galilee, to name a few places. We went inner-tubing down the Jordan River, we hiked the Nahal Yehudiah, and road on a boat at night on the Sea of Galilee and read about the times when Jesus rode on the same Sea. Each morning some of the girls and I read through the Gospel of Mark while we were sitting on the shore of the Sea in front of our rooms. It wasn't until we were leaving and had our last look back at the Sea that I realized the enormity of what I had been doing for the last week. Praise the Lord for all the things I learned about Him this week. Praise Him for the reminder of the perfection of His plans and the awesome gift of His Son! I'll write more about my experiences soon.