The Garden Tomb

This is my last post about the Israel portion of our trip. I hesitate to even write it. There is such peace in the Garden Tomb and I know that can't be portrayed in a blog.

There is no way of knowing if the site we visited is where Jesus actually laid while awaiting resurrection, but it is the site traditionally used and photographed among Latter-day Saints.

The tomb itself has a wooden door (obviously added later) with a sign reading "He is not here, for He is risen." You can enter the tomb and last time I was there we went in the tomb and sang some Easter hymns. This group was not as prone to bursting into song, but I will always remember siging of his resurrection in that empty tomb. The entrance to the tomb would have been much smaller at the time of Christ's burial but it has been extended over the years to make it more accessible.

The tomb was left empty and because of that our hearts and lives are filled.