Your two faithful bloggers will be spending the night in the Holy Sepulchre. We've affectionately named the groups who do this tombers. Tomorrow is a free day but we'll be sure to post some reflections from our tombers.
But what about today? Today we went to a different empty tomb. We bused to Bethany, the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. We had some prayer time in a Church near Lazarus' tomb. At the front of the Church were Jesus' words, bold and in gold: "I Am the Resurrection." (Jn 11)
We had Mass in Jericho, an important city in both the New and Old Testaments. Here Jesus healed the blind man Batimeaus and redeemed Zacchaeus. (Lk 18-19) These two have so much to teach us. Both wanted to see Jesus. As pilgrims in the holy land we have all been guilty of wanting to see Jesus. Maybe in a rock, or building, or even an empty tomb. But sight didn't change these two men, Jesus' words did: "Zacchaeus come down." "Your faith has saved you." The truth is the tomb we tombers are visiting tonight is empty. But during this trip, we have all encountered the master, and heard his voice.
Oh and we rode a Camel! That's right, a Camel!
God bless!
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