The Chirch of the Annunciation
I love these field trips that we go on. They are like mini vacations throughout the semester. Every University really should adopt this policy. On our way to Galilee, we stopped at several locations first. Our first stop was the Ceasarea. To tell you the truth, I can't remember why it was important, but I do remember playing in the Mediteranean. Next, we went to Megiddo. This is where the battle of Armageddon is supposed to happen. It pretty much looked like every other ruins I have seen, but they were up on a hill and you could see the fields where the battle is supposed to happen. The last place we stopped before going to Galilee was Nazareth. Nazareth is a small little town. It was so fun to see where Jesus grew up. They have several beautiful churches commemorating where Mary was told she would be the mother of Christ. My favorite location we went to was the synangogue they believe Jesus got up an read in when he started his ministry and told his hometown exactly who he was. It was really neat to walk around the Church of the Annunciation and see the different representations of Mary that different countries had given to the church. I think what was most memorable about this day was the reality of Mary. She was not a Child Development major with loads of experience raising children. She wasn't much older than my niece Decota. She was young and brave. She must have been scared to death but her faith got her through the criticism of the people in the small town she was from. Things were not easy for her and Joseph. They were the definition of great, humble people. The Christmas story will have so much more meaning and feelings tied to it now that I have a better understanding of the reality of Mary.
The Chirch of the Annunciation
I love these field trips that we go on. They are like mini vacations throughout the semester. Every University really should adopt this policy. On our way to Galilee, we stopped at several locations first. Our first stop was the Ceasarea. To tell you the truth, I can't remember why it was important, but I do remember playing in the Mediteranean. Next, we went to Megiddo. This is where the battle of Armageddon is supposed to happen. It pretty much looked like every other ruins I have seen, but they were up on a hill and you could see the fields where the battle is supposed to happen. The last place we stopped before going to Galilee was Nazareth. Nazareth is a small little town. It was so fun to see where Jesus grew up. They have several beautiful churches commemorating where Mary was told she would be the mother of Christ. My favorite location we went to was the synangogue they believe Jesus got up an read in when he started his ministry and told his hometown exactly who he was. It was really neat to walk around the Church of the Annunciation and see the different representations of Mary that different countries had given to the church. I think what was most memorable about this day was the reality of Mary. She was not a Child Development major with loads of experience raising children. She wasn't much older than my niece Decota. She was young and brave. She must have been scared to death but her faith got her through the criticism of the people in the small town she was from. Things were not easy for her and Joseph. They were the definition of great, humble people. The Christmas story will have so much more meaning and feelings tied to it now that I have a better understanding of the reality of Mary.
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