W is for the Whispers of Those Who Have Gone Before Us
Our USA is fairly young compared to the rest of the world, so when we travel I often feel like we can heaer the whispers of those who have gone before us. I know we can hear those whispers in our own country. One example is when we were at Pearl Harbor, I felt like I could hear those who had been serving at the time.
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| We were in Hawaii in May or June of 1987. |
The first time I went to Israel, it was almost too overwhelming. I couldn't take it all in. The second, third, and fourth times I definitely heard the whispers - of Mary and Joseph and the child, Jesus on the temple steps. Some of the places you visit, they "think" things happened there. They know these stones were there and that Mary and Joseph and Jesus walked there. I could hear Mary as she possibly said something like, "Jesus, don't get too dirty. Stop running." In my mind, I could hear Mary and Jospeh's laughter as they watched Jesus.
When we were in Egypt, I could hear whispers from Moses.
When we were in various places in Turkey, I could hear the whispers of Paul.
When we were in Greece, I could hear the whispers of those who lived so long ago and who went about living their daily lives shopping and talking and doing business
What about you? Have you traveled to a place where you could hear the whispers from the past? The whispers of those who have gone before us?
