Journey to the Holy Land / 5
harbor, Mount Caramel, cohabitation is possible.
A bride in white with a train and her husband all white, he too. It is they who greet me at the foot of the majestic gardens of the headquarters of the Baha'is, who have seen their birth in Iran in the second half of the nineteenth century, the work of Baha'h'ulla (buried here) who was said to inspired from master Bab. The modifications made by architects and gardeners finds its fulfillment in the beauty of the spouses, the love that binds them, that shines from their faces beaming. Religion is their love that radiates. Nothing, really. Whether the assessment of the Baha'i religion is suspended, meaning that the syncretism of which you advocate - their records are liable to the Torah, the Gospel, the Koran - is unsatisfactory, the beauty of nature shaped the beauty, more that shrines and temples that host this Greek-like hub of religion, hits, some tracks show the infinite imagination of God I climb the steps of white marble from Carrara, I see perfect perspective of steps leading to Heaven and to Earth.
do not see soldiers or police the streets of Haifa. Above all, there is the cloak of grief and suspicion hovering over Jerusalem. The city, we know, is that in Israel where the coexistence of the three religions of the Book is not difficult, there are ghetto neighborhoods, but living together is something normal. The shops are alternated, the kebab restaurants or kosher food or Western ... It is particularly encouraging to see swarms of children after school three religions. It is no coincidence that in Haifa, during the recent crisis in Gaza, took place the only meeting brought together Christians, Jews and Muslims to pray for peace. It is no accident.
The blue sky and blue sea protected as the two palms of the hands of the white shell town of Haifa. View from Mount Caramel, top view. Yes, because Haifa is a place of blessing, the friendship of God that infects humans if men let themselves be infected. From Haifa show is an exception, but also by the lower performance of daring and creative. Not for nothing that monotheism was born on this hill, Eliah here has realized the oneness of God, His infinite mercy and beauty and power. The cave Eliah, who knows if it is the right one. There are hundreds on Mount Caramel, who knows if this is the right one. But no matter. Import that here the Lord has manifested itself in words and action of Eliah to witness the world its uniqueness.
Lunch on the heights of Mount Caramel, on a terrace with stunning views over the Bay of Haifa, there to Lebanon, a landscape of peace but not peace. A Greek ship in the port is ready to set sail for Cyprus, Limassol. The sun makes the day as the first fruits of summer, spring or a couple.
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