What I Cannot Tell You

I cannot tell you readers about the road trip up to Eureka Springs, the Hotel life, and the road trip for I was not their and they are not my stories to tell, and plus it is to sad for me to know what my classmates did while I here at school. If reader you just want to go and read about what happened then go to one of their blogs and read for yourself what happened that was outside of the tours. Thank you readers for understanding why I cannot write what they did.

The Christ of the Ozarks

Ninety feet tall with arms spread out wide and a face that held eyes so gentle yet so severe was the white statue of Christ. They said that the eyes followed you were ever you went and to some the guilt seeped through and for others the thought that He was always watching was comforting.

The Chaple in the Woods, Section of the Berlin Wall, and the Liberty Bell

As they were driving they came across a small white church with a cross on top of the steeple and it symbolizes the freedom we have in Christ, and as they got closer they also say a piece of the Berlin Wall and a replica of the liberty bell. Both of these also represented freedom, yet both had a different kind of freedom. While the Berlin Wall was once a sign of great sadness, and still is, it now stands for the freedom that was won by in Germany. And the Liberty Bell represents our freedom in America to worship the way we want, to have freedom of speech , and so on. The Liberty Bell, the Berlin Wall, and lone white church with a steeple that had a cross on the top of it represents freedom in its own way and all stand for it.

The Holy Land Tour

As they rode the trolley through all the the different sites on the Holy Land tour, they would stop and talk to Mary, mother of Jesus, Simon Peter, John the Beloved, Anna the Inn Keeper, and Samuel the Priest. On the tour was a life size replica of the Tabernacle that was used in Israel's wandering years. Inside was everything from the Ark of the Covenant, to the Golden Lamp Stand, and there Samuel the Priest walked them through the temple and talked to them about the daily sacrifices and what not. Next they went to Bethlehem were they met Anna the inn keeper, who told them about the houses and the inns. From there they walked up to a cave and found Mary, Mother of Jesus, and she told them of her journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and the birth of Jesus. As they walked on they stopped at the "Sea of Galilee" were Simon Peter told them about his friend John the Beloved and when he saw Jakes yellow sunglasses he went and put them on. I saw the picture of the guy and I just laughed. Simon also talked about Jesus calming the sea and Him walking on water. Again they stopped and this time is was with Peter, where they talked about the upper room and the last supper, and they sat just the way Jesus and the disciples would have. The last person they talked to was Mary Magdalen who told them of the empty tomb and her shock at finding the bandages laying there, empty.

The Sacred Art Museum

I know the people well enough to say that they do not enjoy going to museums, but at the Sacred Art Museum many of them wanted to stay longer. My mouth dropped. So for me to hear this was interesting, and jaw dropping because it had to be beyond good. Apparently the painting were so filled with detail and hidden concepts that they were able to capture their attention. A few of the painting that stuck out to people were Nicodemus and Jesus, the Temptation of Jesus, and the painting of all the faces in history. Pretty much every painting went deeper then that of the obvious, which is one of the many things that captured their attention. Each and every painting held a new thought for one to think upon, and each painting was held in awe by anybody who saw them.

Parable of the Shepherd

Another parable was the parable of the Shepherd, who talked about protecting his sheep and leaving them all behind to go and find just one of his sheep that has gone missing. He talked about the weapons he used like a rod, staff, and/or shepherd's sling, and he used the rod so beat away predators, the staff to lead the sheep, and the sling also fend off predators. The Shepherd would stand guard at the entrance of the gate that held the sheep and would let nothing pass without his ok. Later he started to talk about a shepherd known as the Good Shepherd, who is Jesus. We are this shepherd's sheep and he helps us when we stumble and fall and when we go amiss he is always there to help us back onto the right path.

The Parable of the Potter

The parable of the potter was told by a man who explained who the pot represented and what the story meant. While he was relating the story to all who were listening he was making a pot and molding it just as God molds us. The potter represented God and the pot was us, who was being molded in God's image and the "heart" that was placed in the pot was the holy spirit filling us.