Easter

The Gift of Galilee The Gift of the Galilean

The Gift of Galilee    The Gift of the Galilean

In 2018, my husband and I—on our own—took a trip to Israel.

I had always wanted to see the places of the Bible—Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada, Nazareth—and we did. We saw so many of those cities.

But what impressed me most was Galilee.

Going to Jerusalem is like visiting New York –busy, wall-to-wall people, tons of buses. Did I enjoy it? Yes—but it was a fast blur of heat, people, and historic sites.

Galilee, on the other hand, is soothing. It is slow-paced. It invites you to sit by the sea, take in Peter’s home, and see where Jesus preached his first message.

Drink—relax—reflect.

That is Galilee.

Finding the Majesty of Easter

Finding the Majesty of Easter

One aspect of our culture that I find puzzling is how it takes the glorious and attempts to reduce it to the ordinary.

We take the day that commemorates our Savior’s rising from the dead to give us eternal life—and we celebrate it with colored eggs and bunnies.

Don’t get me wrong—I love chocolate bunnies. I look forward to coloring eggs. But, somehow, the majesty of this day gets hidden behind the mundane. This year, I am determined to enter the Majesty of Easter!

I realize that without a plan I will miss it.