Walking the Bible: Ogun’s Transformative Journey Across Jordan and Israel
Walking the Bible: Ogun’s Transformative Journey Across Jordan and Israel By Damola Falaju By its very nature, pilgrimage is more than travel. It is a journey of the soul mapped onto geography; a physical movement toward places where heaven once seemed to touch the earth. For millions of Jews and Christians around the world, they are sacred landscapes where Scripture unfolded, prophets walked, and faith took tangible form. To go on pilgrimage to these lands is to step into a living story that has shaped civilizations and continues to transform lives. The Holy Land of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan occupy a unique place in the spiritual imagination of the world. In Israel, pilgrims encounter the City of David, the site of Solomon’s Temple and, for Christians, the place of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. The Sea of Galilee, where Jesus taught and performed miracles, and His birthplace, draw v...