This is one of my favorite pictures. Not because it's especially well-framed or the people are particularly posed. Simply because it evokes such a strong memory. This was our first day of touring on the trip. We went to the top of the Arbel Cliffs and basically soaked in the view of the Sea of Galilee and the Galilean region (see below for a few more pics). The group was quiet this first day--not yet having too many inside jokes or close friendships, which is probably why we're randomly scattered.

I'm fresh from a reunion retreat with the group. Several of us took anywhere from 500 to 1200 pictures on the trip. Not one of us pulled out a camera for the reunion. Admittedly, the scenery was a little mundane in an Atlanta hotel. But who needed a camera when we were simply enjoying one another's company.

I am again overwhelmed with the grace of this trip and the gift of my fellow pilgrims.