Making scripture tangible

"your promise is sweeter to my taste than honey in the mouth" This psalm even took on greater meaning for me during breakfast shared with the high school teachers as we could taste with our senses what scripture was referencing. The quality of honey is so much more pure and sweet here! So too the images and realities of scripture continued to come alive and concrete throughout the day. We began in the hill country of Judea where Mary traveled to meet Elizabeth. Mike says this pilgrimage is the fifth gospel and so too I might add that it is the fifth set of mysteries where you step into and experience the decades of the rosary. Later in the day we prayed the rosary entering the church of the nativity where God became man and the mysteries I have always prayed to Our Lady became a living reality. The spirit of the Lord is truly present here. God is good and this trip is a tremendous gift for all of us. Those of us who teach and minister to our young people knelt in humble adoration where the Word became flesh. This land shows and reminds us of our great and final destination. We strive to reach that heavenly Jerusalem and bring others along with is. We look forward to a land flowing with milk and the best kind of honey you'll ever find. -Annie Tompkins.