Even though we had just returned from a field study trip to northern Galilee and the Golan Heights Saturday night, we went to bed early and got up at 4am to attend the sunrise service at the Garden Tomb. It was beautiful! There was a praise & worship team, complete with band instruments and we sang songs familiar to all of us. Most of those in attendance were from the States, with others from all over the world. But the majority of us were Christians, and it was a very joyous & peaceful service with an inspiring message. The speaker told of a book he had read titled "Events That Changed the World: Over 50 Major Events That Have Changed the World in the Past 100 Years". Then he talked about the resurrection of Jesus and how it is the single event in history that has changed everything for all eternity! It was very good. And it was wonderful to listen and participate while looking at an empty tomb, and feeling His presence all around us!
Some of the JUC students had attended the midnight service at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and they said it was not a pleasant experience. It was extremely crowded and rather chaotic. Though they were tired, they were glad they stayed awake for the Garden Tomb service. We took a photo of four of our guys. Apparently Todd was thinking Easter bunny!
We are glad we went, too! The video is not ours, but a representative one I found on youtube. I'm actually in it for a split second on the far left, but it's not worth trying to pinpoint it. It was just enough to be there!
Shalom y'all!
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