By the end of our first full day of touring, we were tired but very filled. Where do we begin? In less than 12 hours we traveled from sea level at Caesarea where Paul preached to governors and kings, to 1500 feet about sea level where Elijah proved to Israel that there is one god, and the Lord is that God. We walked about the palace gates of Solomon (or could've been Ahab) in Megiddo, saw remnants of the ancient streets and homes where the child Jesus once played, and renewed our vows near the site where Jesus met the needs of a wedding host who had run out of wine. Our day has ended over 500 feet below sea level overlooking the Sea of Galilee where Jesus spent so much of his life.
But maybe the moment I treasure most today was resting in our room, looking at the blue of the Sea and the red of the cliffs and remembering a day when Jesus met another need.
"Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was. He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?”
“No,” they replied.
Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it." (John 21:4-6)
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