Day 3

Day 3 begins sunny and beautiful  Our hotel is right on the beautiful Mediterranean ocean as you can see in this picture taken from the balcony of my hotel room.

This, of course, is not the heart of our journey...it is a nice spot to catch our breath from the long flight.  This is more like a resort area...a respite for sure.

In just a few minutes, we will be leaving here and driving north to Haifa.

On the way, we will stop at Caesarea, the capital of the ancient Roman Procurators of Judea.  It is where St. Peter preached and St. Paul was imprisoned for two years.

When we get to Haifa, we will celebrate Mass at the cave where Elijah the prophet stood in expectation of the Lord revealing Himself.  The Lord was not in the wind, or the earthquake, or the fire.  He spoke to Elijah, in fact, in the still small voice of his heart. I know that each one of us pilgrims will all be touched on this trip as we open our hearts to His revelations. 

After lunch, we will be on our way to the Mt. of Beatitudes near Tiberias, where we will spend the next three nights.

Please pray for all of us that the Lord will indeed reveal Himself to each one us....whether it be dramatically, or in the still small voice of our hearts.