Words cannot describe

Today I was in Jerusalem - the Old City. I was carried back in time to the days when Jesus walked on earth. Magnificent is all I can say.

Specifically we saw Mount Moriah where Abraham took Isaac to sacrifice him. We saw the Mount of Olives where Jesus first saw the City of David. And we visited the Western (Wailing) Wall. It was amazing to see some of the original stones that were laid by Herod when the temple was built and to walk on some of the original roads that existed 2,000 years ago.

We also saw King David's tomb and the room that is built over the place where the Last Supper was supposed to have occurred. It gives me chills to think that the people in the Bible that I read about and study lived here and I get to be here too.

Later we also went to the Holocaust Museum. This is a memorial to the millions of Jews who lost their lives to the Hitler regime. It is very well done and grips your heart and makes you think about humanity, its depravity at times and how we can make a difference (for the better) in the world.

Finally we went to the Israel Museum and saw the Dead Sea Scrolls and the original jars they were found in when discovered in Qumran.

All in all a very exciting day in the Holy City. Tomorrow it is off to the Dead Sea.