Galilee

One of my favorite places we have been to in the Middle East is Galilee. I loved learning in the exact place where Christ did the majority of his teaching! It’s so amazing to be able to learn about the wonderful life of Jesus Christ, and to learn about his miracles while being where he did them.

My favorite day in Galilee was when we took a boat across the sea. While we were on the boat, we talked about the time that Peter walked on water to get to Jesus, even though there were storms and the water was treacherous. Peter showed such faith to be able to climb out of the boat and onto the water and be able to walk. Only when he looked away from Christ and began to be afraid did he start sinking. I have noticed that in my own life as well. When there are storms going on around me, and the waters are wild, if I lose my focus on the Lord, I start to sink in the other things of the world. Only when I look to Christ and he helps us up can I come back to Christ. It was a very moving experience. Also that day we went to the Mount of the Beatitudes which was completely incredible! It’s hard to describe the experiences that we had while being in these wonderful places. The spirit was so strong and always with us, that these things were incredibly touching and caused soul searching. I think we all grew in the Gospel that day. I know I did.

I love learning about Christ. He did so much for us! We would be nothing without him.