This stop was an incredibly powerful one. With my born-again experience being relatively recent, I have been particularly receptive to the working of the Spirit in my life. Once we got off the bus, I could feel the Spirit working inside of me. We had a worship service at the Mount of Beatitudes, in which Jonathon Falwell led us in a portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Imagine, standing in the place where Jesus gave His famous sermon, and hearing these words actually being there! I could easily imagine being here with Jesus as he spoke. In a way, I guess I was, with Him speaking through Mr. Falwell.
The location was amazing, overlooking the Sea of Galilee. The breeze off the sea was perfect for the delivery of a sermon, carrying the speaker's words to the rest of the crowd, which probably explains why this site was used in ancient times for an assembly. The overall experience was incredibly powerful. During worship I was overcame, kneeling down to worship with tears running down my face. This was the first moment on the trip that it would hit me, the significance of land in which we were walking. These are the actual areas of Jesus' footsteps and ministry. That statement seems like an obvious one, but it has a whole new meaning when actually being there. The reality of the bible has a whole new significance after the experience, and I will never read of the footsteps of Jesus the same way, because I can now picture the locations that I am reading about, making it all the more real by providing a new level of depth that never would have been possible if it were not for being here personally
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