Ein Karem

Two sermons - 9am Lutheran Church on St Paul "No longer Jew or Greek". He applied this today saying No longer gay or straight, nor Hamas nor Fatah, nor Israeli nor Palestinian. That's not the same as saying there are no differences but it is about saying that No one is More religious or less religious, all that's gone, its all about what Jesus has done for us, its about faith.

At intercessions, the pray-er said Lets all say the Lord's Prayer using the typed liturgy or in your own mother tongue. It sounded great.

11am Anglican Cathedral of St George (incense made me cough) preaching on Legion, he said We're all like Legion, we all have so many different stresses and voices and demands on our days, but Jesus gave him a new identity (calm and in his right mind) and a new focus (Go and tell).

At intercessions the pray-er said "I invite you to find a posture for prayer that you find comfortable".

Here's Mike breathing in deeply with Bettina at Ein Karem where Mary (slightly pregnant with Jesus) said her Magnificat to Elizabeth (heavily pregnant with John the Baptist). I'm not sure which is which in the photo.

Protestant tourists don't come here which is a shame because the birth of John happened somewhere and needs to be celebrated. And this place is credible. Its also a shame because there's a good ice cream shop here.