I meant to set the alarm for dawn that third night in Israel with my church group. I wanted to get up with the sun and say my prayers like I did at home. I especially wanted to pray while the sun rose over the Sea of Galilee, the very sea where Jesus sailed, and take a snapshot. I put my camera on the nightstand, then rested my eyes. Only for a second, I promised myself, then I’ll set the alarm.
The next thing I knew sunlight filled my room. It was morning! How could I have let this happen? I jumped out of bed and from the balcony looked at the fat sun hovering above the sea. That had been our last night in Galilee. I’ll never see the sunrise here, I thought.
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