The first day of the Rome pilgrimage is always a bit crazy - we get a late start because most people land in Rome in the morning, and then have to get to the hotel. But it's also a long day because we really have to power through the first day and not let anyone take a nap or anything, otherwise the group will never get on Rome time. So we began with a group lunch, and then we had what I call "Jesus Day" - visiting the sites and relics of the Passion of Christ. First was the Holy Stairs - the very stairs Jesus ascended to meet Pontius Pilate, which were transferred from Jerusalem to Rome. They are now near the Cathedral of Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran). Then we went to the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (The Holy Cross in Jerusalem), which contains relics of the Passion, for people who can't make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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I'm back, up and running, and ready to go - I should have a new JOURNEY episode within the next week or so - and because you are my loyal peeps, here is an exclusive, just-for-you, behind the scenes SNEAK PEEK into my new office:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
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The Sword and the Clover - just let me know by email.
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