{"id":168,"date":"2020-03-04T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T10:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/?p=168"},"modified":"2020-03-07T07:50:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T07:50:53","slug":"day-8-abu-gosh-ben-gurian-airport-tel-aviv-and-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/?p=168","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 Abu Gosh,  Ben Gurian Airport, Tel Aviv and home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Anemones.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" width=\"350\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Anemones.png 481w, http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Anemones-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Anemones at Abu Gosh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_the_Resurrection,_Abu_Ghosh\">Abu Gosh <\/a>is thought to be Emmaus, where two of the disciples walked to from Jerusalem. Jesus walked with them but they did not recognise him.  Finally at supper, they knew him when he broke the bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A real place of peace, where spring flowers, anemones, cyclamen and daffodils, were so beautiful. We held our last Eucharist in The Church of the Resurrection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abu-Gosh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" width=\"540\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abu-Gosh.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abu-Gosh-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abu-Gosh-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abu-Gosh-676x406.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Benedictine Monastery, Abu Gosh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally&#8230; before we entered <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Gurion_Airport\">Ben Gurian Airport<\/a> to go through tight security and our journey home, we had a special treat from Hanna, our guide; he sang The Lord&#8217;s Prayer to us in Aramaic, his home language.  Hanna had been an amazing guide, inspirational, patient and a source of immense understanding of the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see a very short film of this &#8216;omnibus celebration&#8217; here&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls src=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/VID-20200305-WA0000.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>A different voice&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An amazing end to this wonderful pilgrimage, my understanding of the whole narrative of the Old and New Testament stories has gained so much. And my soul has been filled more and more each day; through being in this place, by hearing more about the scriptures and the company of friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you especially to The Very Reverend Jane Hedges, The Right Reverend Jonathan Meyrich, John Hanna Koury, <a href=\"http:\/\/israeltravel.co.il\/en\/agent\/gemm\/\">Gemm Travel<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrimagepeople.org\">Pilgrimage People<\/a> and to all fellow pilgrims. We have all  made this a special adventure, walkabout and pilgrimage to this very Holy Land.          <em>Rev&#8217;d Sue Martin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/authorImage2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\"\/><figcaption>Rev&#8217;d Sue Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faithgoeswalkabout.org\/walkaboutjerusalem2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/signoffChurchIcon2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\"\/><figcaption>Wonderful and weary of foot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Gosh is thought to be Emmaus, where two of the disciples walked to from Jerusalem. 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