{"id":1418,"date":"2017-10-22T23:34:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T20:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2018-02-27T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:07:15","slug":"1418","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/2017\/10\/1418\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Sunday&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1984164596\"><span class=\"aQJ\">22 October 2017 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1984164596\"><span class=\"aQJ\">On Sunday<\/span><\/span> mornIng, our sixth day on our journey, we all attended The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. We were welcomed open-armed by the congregation and worshipped in Arabic and English.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1419\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1419\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4413-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4413-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4413-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4413-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worship at Christmas Lutheran<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Afterwards, we hopped back on the bus and descended below sea level to the Dead Sea. We changed into our suits and floated in the lake whose salt level is eight times the norm. Feeling buoyant and light as a feather, we spent the afternoon in the water and mud baths enjoying the afternoon sun and fellowship.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1421\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5542-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5542-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5542-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5542-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4462-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4462-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4462-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4462-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1425 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5532-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5532-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5532-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5532-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5539-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5539-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5539-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF5539-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our last stop before heading back to Bethlehem was the majestic site of the canyon of Wadi Qelt with a view of St. George&#8217;s Monastery.\u00a0 The sun was setting and a calm breeze filled the air &#8211; a lovely ending to a wonderful day.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1427\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4474-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4474-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4474-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4478-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4478-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4478-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4478-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1428\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4475-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4475-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4475-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4475-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">~ Cindy Young<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 October 2017 On Sunday mornIng, our sixth day on our journey, we all attended The Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. 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