No Rockin' the Boat

This morning we head for Kibbutz Ginosar, the Man in Galilee Museum where a 2,000-year-old boat from Jesus’ time is on display. Then we embark on a replica of such a boat and actually go sailing on the Sea of Galilee. Since the Son of Man will not be physically present to calm the sea, I'm hoping we have no gale-force winds.

From there we head to Capernaum, the town where Jesus lived during His Galilee ministry (Matthew 4:13; Mark 3:1). After that it's off to these sites:

* Tabgha – The place that commemorates where Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes (Luke 9:10-17)

* Mensa Christi - The chapel commemorating where Jesus instructed Peter to “feed my sheep” (John 21:15-17)

* The Mount of Beatitudes – The hillside where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). (My Mocha on the Mount study is set here, so this especially rocks.)

* Bethsaida - birthplace of Peter, Andrew, and Philip, and the Zebedee family, the place where Jesus healed a blind man

* Golan Heights – Panoramic view of the Sea of Galilee from the Peace Vista. Descend by way of Yarmuk River Valley.

* Yardenit – Jordan River baptismal site. I visited the Jordan side last November; now I get to stand on what I was looking at then.

We end the day with dinner in Tiberias. Hopefully by now our sleep patterns are helping us feel more normal.