Caesarea by the Sea
There’s nothing quite like tossing through the night on a trans-Atlantic flight. Our group arrived in Tel Aviv ready for adventure on Tuesday morning. We drove first to the central square to see the memorial for slain premier, Yitzhak Rabin. After a falafel sandwich, we drove to the site where Israel’s independence was declared in 1948 and heard that story retold by an Israeli teacher.
Our next stop was the old city of Jaffa, where 4000 year old Canaanite ruins can be seen. Jaffa or Joppa is best known as the port where Jonah boarded a ship to Tarshish because he did not want to heed God’s call to preach to Nineveh. It is also the place where Peter raised Tabitha from the dead and had his rooftop vision before going to the house of Cornelius.
After seeing the place, I understand why Peter was up on the roof praying. He almost certainly would have had a beautiful Mediterranean view and a cool breeze! I think even the poorest prayer among us would be inspired to commune with God in a place like this. Shalom
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