Mount of Beatitudes

This is another peaceful place (although HOT--over 100 degrees again!) It is a beautiful hillside with a Catholic church at the top. The landscaping is lovely, complete with palm trees. We had a nice time reading the Sermon on the Mount. Here Jesus taught the higher law to the 12 disciples. I love this sermon. It reminds me to have perspective. Life can be difficult in many ways, but the promised blessings always come. It also reminds me that everyone is dealing with their own tests and trials. Neal A. Maxwell taught (although I can't find the exact quote) that in life there is more equality in the testing than we realize.

Here is Daniel's summary:
The Sermon on the Mount invites all people, whether rich or poor in spirit, happy or mourning or persecuted, to come unto him. He promised that they would be filled with the Holy Ghost if they come unto Him. Jesus indicated that the Law of Moses was fulfilled in Him, that he was giving a higher law, one that was governed and dictated more by the spirit than by the letter of the law which was given at Mount Sinai.