Well... after a very long day I am now back in Norwich! Its now 8.30pm UK time and I got up 15hrs ago but I'm still alert - just!
The photos above are - moon set on the left and on the opposite horizon the new day dawning.
Leaving both the Holy Land but especially the other pilgrims was extremely sad, we'd all come to know one another so well - and that includes the place! I now begin to comprehend what has driven Fr Derek to return over these years. Its beauty and its complexity. Its antiquity and its drive to be part of the 21st century. Its pain and its vibrancy.
I was in a queue today at the airport, waiting to get my passport cleared before boarding, and I got talking to a lovely older man. He lives in Cornwall and is an active member of the Jewish community there. We talked lots - its was a HUGE queue - but one of the things I remarked to him about was that I was completely absorbed by the amount of prayer and worship that happens in Jerusalem... Given that the three Abrahamic faiths all have a focal point there I am left intrigued by what the past, present and future hold for that incredible city...
My mind is too replete at present and certainly too tired. I will post some photos in the morning including one for my profile - I hope! I saw moon-set today... but when its the equivalent of 3am UK time you'd prefer to be going home rather than getting up.
Saying farewell is tough though but I know that for the 34 of us who shared this journey it is truly only Au Revoir!
I promise more tomorrow!!
Leaving both the Holy Land but especially the other pilgrims was extremely sad, we'd all come to know one another so well - and that includes the place! I now begin to comprehend what has driven Fr Derek to return over these years. Its beauty and its complexity. Its antiquity and its drive to be part of the 21st century. Its pain and its vibrancy.
I was in a queue today at the airport, waiting to get my passport cleared before boarding, and I got talking to a lovely older man. He lives in Cornwall and is an active member of the Jewish community there. We talked lots - its was a HUGE queue - but one of the things I remarked to him about was that I was completely absorbed by the amount of prayer and worship that happens in Jerusalem... Given that the three Abrahamic faiths all have a focal point there I am left intrigued by what the past, present and future hold for that incredible city...
My mind is too replete at present and certainly too tired. I will post some photos in the morning including one for my profile - I hope! I saw moon-set today... but when its the equivalent of 3am UK time you'd prefer to be going home rather than getting up.
Saying farewell is tough though but I know that for the 34 of us who shared this journey it is truly only Au Revoir!
I promise more tomorrow!!
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