The Western Wall, up close and personal

Our journey today began with a visit to the Wailing Wall. It is no longer called that because the Jews decided to begin rebuilding the worship emblems for the future building of the Temple. A remnant of the Second Temple, for Jews, this is considered to be the holiest place in the world. According to the Kabbalah, it is where the divine presence of G-D rests and prayers are answered. I didn't spell the name of God because that is a violation of Jewish law and the way you see His name spelled through out Jerusalem. People travel from all over the world to partake in the tradition of placing inside the cracks of the Western Wall a slip of paper containing a prayer, a request, or a personal wish. As you can see in the photo, I offered a prayer at the wall. I want you to be certain that I have no belief that the location was magical, mystical or anyway a way to get closer to God. However, it was awesome to realize that I was only feet from the original Most Holy Place where The ten Commands, Ark of the Covenant and God himself rested.
As required, I wore a Yamaka in this area. Yamakas represent your reverence to God. The crown of the head represents the "crown" spot which is thearea of the body that connects us directly with god. The yamaka covers this spot in respect of God.
I am thankful the veil is torn and we are able to go directly to the Father through Jesus Christ.

And about Christ. We visited the traditional site of Calvary. Armenian monks were singing hymns. What a total sensory experience. First, seeing, the rock of Calvary, the architecture dedicated to Jesus Christ. Second, hearing; The Armenian choir lifting their praises to God. Hearing the weeping of believers who were feeling the guilt and forgiveness of sin. Smelling; The smell of fresh roses that were laid down by what appeared to be an Ethiopian woman. Finally, tasting. It just so happens that I did not bring my water bottle on this mile + - journey. I was thirsty with a dry mouth. Then it dawned on me the words of Jesus, "I Thirst".