One of the sites I found especially moving during my trip through Israel was the Garden of Gethsemene, where Jesus reportedly prayed(while his disciplines slept) and was arrested. We all have to go through those dark moments of meeting self, our own Gethsemene, which is why this site, along with the Sea of Galilee, stayed with me more than some others. I have been very bad about blogging Rutrell was better than I was during the spring--but we both plan to get regular soon. In the meantime, here's a photo of a portion of the Garden, which is outside the Church of Gethsemene. Some of the olive trees(the ones with really thick and gnarly trunks) date back 2,000+ years.
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