WINTER 2020 in Jerusalem’s Old City almost felt like a homecoming for my husband, Michael, and me. It was my third trip to the Holy Land, his fifth. We had returned to one of our favorite guesthouses along the Via Dolorosa, the route Jesus is said to have taken on his way to Calvary. We watched crowds of pilgrims from around the world walk in his steps on the cobblestone streets lined with the stations of the cross that commemorated his journey and his suffering.
Built in the 1800s, the guesthouse was run by a small community of Christians with occasional help from the guests themselves. The rooftop terraces of the honeycolored Jerusalem-stone building overlooked the skyline with its gold domes and crosses. Distant hilltop gardens bloomed with olive trees and…
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The Joys Of Christmas (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021