Happy Pentecost!

scruffy1

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• May 22, 2015

• #1

We are all joyously celebrating together the Jewish Festival of Shevuot - First Fruits- and Pentecost and the Transfiguration in which Saint james was one of the three witnesses. Mount Tabor Israel, rises above the Jezreal Valley and this church marks the tradition spot!
Inside there is a beautiful rendition of the event no inscription no hints as to which witness is who! The officiating priests don't know, the tour guides have no idea. The Muslim who operates the souvenir shop and who's family operates the taxi company taking visitors up the narrow road to the mountain top church maintains that Saint James is on the bottom right, to the left of Jesus. How does he know? His grandfather executed the stonework in the church! Funny world. Happy Pentecost!

 

mspath

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• May 22, 2015

• #2

What a wonder-filled scene and description! Your poignant post might be considered a modern parable of the continuity of mans's traditions. ...We all should share the joy.

 

VNwalking

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• May 22, 2015

• #3

How good is that?! Thank you Scruffy1...beautiful!

 

DurhamParish

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• May 22, 2015

• #4

;alkdj l;kjee oiuybre lksdsfg!!!! That's Happy Pentecost to you too . . . . . in Tounges!!

But Scruffy1, in all seriousness, I sincerely thank you for the pictures and reports from Jerusalem and the Holy Lands. It is my dream to get there one day. But till then, I can look for reports adn pictures from there from a friend.

 

Lydia Gillen

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• May 22, 2015

• #5

Scruffy,
Thank you so much for your greetings. We Christians stand on the shoulders of your people, God's chosen people.
Pentecost has been celebrated from the very beginning of Christendom. All of us need the wisdom of the Spirit to live well our daily lives.
Shalom,
Lydia.

 

William Garza

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• May 23, 2015

• #6

Thank you for posting this!
B & H photo website was saying the word and i was wondering the meaning, beautiful Tradition and Photos!

 

Mike Savage

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• May 26, 2015

• #7

And a very happy Pentecost you all of you too!