Settling into the Doctor’s House at the Scots Hotel overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Hot apple juice with a swig of Glenfiddich at check-in sets me in the right frame of mind to enjoy the evening. A clear sunny afternoon doesn’t get in the way either. All’s well. Since leaving the ship in Ashdod Port …
n occasion, during my trip to Jerusalem last week, I came across a number of ‘singing priests’ in fine voice, leading their groups of pilgrims in song at the various holy sites. St Augustine says “He who sings prays twice”, and I can tell you that witnessing these special moments, influenced me to stop, and …
day of Pilgrimage in the Holy Land! I walked with my guide from the Mount of Olives, down the slopes to the Garden of Gethsemane and across the Kidron Valley to enter the Old City through the Lion’s Gate, and along the Via Dolorosa. observed other ‘pilgrims’ along the way. Some sang hymns. Some sat …