This morning we vistied Mt. Tabor, the traditional site of the transfiguration recorded in the gospels. A good reference is Matt. 17:4-5. When Pres. Kimball visited this site in 1969, his feelings about this site was recorded by Jeffrey Holland, who accompanied him on this trip: "...I feel very surely that this is where Jesus took his disciples Peter, James and John..." When Christ came to this mountain, he was getting ready to return to Jerusalem for the last time. He knew what was to transpire in the near distant future: the atonement and crucifixion. These events weighed heavily upon his soul, and it was with need for fortification from His father that he went to the mount, and there was visited by Moses, Elias and then a "voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him." The Father came to Christ during a time when He needed him the most and it is the same for each of us. When we have hard times in our life, we too can kneel before our Father and recieve reassurance from Him that we are not alone. Our own personal pep rally.
To get to the top of the mountain, we had to take a taxi because the switchbacks were so steep and tight. Some of the drivers were pretty crazy, and our driver had the following sign posted behind his seat: "M. Schumacher is the Best, but I am the best of the best!" I think that describes our Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ perfectly!
Our next stop was Herod's Spring, which is also the site where the Lord told Gideon to raise an army to fight the 150,000 Mideonites soldiers. After raising an army, the Lord had him whittle it down to 300--again, the best of the best. Because they fought for the Lord, they were able to conquer this army. As we go into our own personal battles, we will only win if we have the Lord on our side.
Following this site, we drove over to view a very impressive archeological site of an ancient Roman city, Bet'She'an, and following that we went to lunch at a kibuttz that also had pools fed by Herod's springs where we were able to go for a swim. What a fun day! It all ended with a quick shopping stop where basically Steve opened up his veins and they bled him dry. We did find a BEAUTIFUL olive wood Nativity for us to enjoy for the rest of our lives (and our children can fight over who gets to have it when we die:))
We love you all and miss we, but oh my what a fantastic experience this has been for us!
P.S. pictures of these last two days will be coming hopefully tomorrow when we have access to a USB port.
To get to the top of the mountain, we had to take a taxi because the switchbacks were so steep and tight. Some of the drivers were pretty crazy, and our driver had the following sign posted behind his seat: "M. Schumacher is the Best, but I am the best of the best!" I think that describes our Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ perfectly!
Our next stop was Herod's Spring, which is also the site where the Lord told Gideon to raise an army to fight the 150,000 Mideonites soldiers. After raising an army, the Lord had him whittle it down to 300--again, the best of the best. Because they fought for the Lord, they were able to conquer this army. As we go into our own personal battles, we will only win if we have the Lord on our side.
Following this site, we drove over to view a very impressive archeological site of an ancient Roman city, Bet'She'an, and following that we went to lunch at a kibuttz that also had pools fed by Herod's springs where we were able to go for a swim. What a fun day! It all ended with a quick shopping stop where basically Steve opened up his veins and they bled him dry. We did find a BEAUTIFUL olive wood Nativity for us to enjoy for the rest of our lives (and our children can fight over who gets to have it when we die:))
We love you all and miss we, but oh my what a fantastic experience this has been for us!
P.S. pictures of these last two days will be coming hopefully tomorrow when we have access to a USB port.
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