Our second day with the Snows was spent in Galilee. We didn't get to see a lot - it is a 2 hour drive each way and we had to be back to Jerusalem by dark. But, here is what we did.
First stop - Nazareth. There are 3 churches there that we visited. One is the church honoring Mary, the second is St. Joseph's church and the third is a Synagogue/church. Here are a couple of windows in the basement of one of the churches.
This is the church that honors Mary:
The next 2 were windows in the St. Joseph church. First is of the angel appearing to Joseph to tell him of Mary's pregnancy:
The second is of Mary and Joseph getting married:
It was already lunch time by now. The Snows had been eating "foreign" food for 3 weeks. We saw a McDonalds in a mall just outside of Nazareth. That is where we had lunch! Tasted really good! :)
After lunch we drove to the Mt. of Beatitudes. Kent pointed out key sites that we only had time to drive past: Mt. Tabor [Mt. of Transfiguration]; Nain; & Kursi [where the pigs jumped off the cliff].
The Mt. of Beatitude is a lovely place with lots of areas in the gardens, where pilgrims can sit and worship together.
This stone mosaic is a new little side-path with beautiful flowers and a fountain. I love it!
Our last stop before leaving Galilee, was Capernaum.
Sorry I don't have any pictures. The church here is actually too modern and weird for my tastes. I prefer the Greek Orthodox church - but we didn't have time to go there so I have this picture only --
This is the view from behind the church:
There is something very sweet about watching other Christians worship their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They don't have all the truth but they do have testimonies of Him and his atonement. Galilee is one of my favorite places in all Israel. There is a real peace and beauty to the place! Add to all that, the really good and wonderful people we were traveling with and - it was another amazing day.
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