Today we saw so much that it is hard to process it all, so a short post is in order. I plan to write more tomorrow. At any rate today we visited the mount of olives, the garden of gethsemane, mount Zion, the house of caiaphas, the upper room, and King David’s tomb.
One meaningful moment floods my memory. At caiaphas’ house we visited the “holding cell,” in which Jesus was likely to have stayed. After descending three stories we found ourselves in the pit. Our bishop led us in reading Psalm 88. In lieu of quoting this psalm, I encourage you to read it yourself. Try reading it in a low lit area, maybe in a small room with only a candle for your light. When you have finished reading the Psalm, blow the candle out, and sit in the darkness for a moment…
…we did the same at the bottom of the pit. We were all together in the same place, but in the darkness, you feel so alone. It didn’t matter that we had 40 people in that small place. As the psalm says, “darkness was my only friend.”. Lord Jesus, what did we do to you…