Closed for Renovation On the Road to Emmaus: A spiritual guide of the Holy Land towards a Permanent Pilgrimage

Book Synopsis: (Color version) This is the perfect Christian-oriented guidebook for those who seek an encounter with Christ in his homeland. A trip to the Holy Land is a dream come true to many Christians. But planning a religious tour in a land filled with significant sites is a challenge. Most guide books have been written with a secular cultural approach to address tourists of various religions and different world orientations. Thus, they fail to touch the hearts of the Christian travelers to the land of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior. So how can a Christian pilgrim have a spiritual experience of the land of Christ and allow His word to impact their journey?

Closed for Renovation On the Road to Emmaus was written for Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. It invites you to Close (your heart) for Renovation as you walk your Road to Emmaus accompanied by Christ in His homeland. It helps the consumer tourist to become a Permanent PILGRIM. It combines scripture, geography, history, reflection, creative interpretation, and prayer for every site visited. This book puts the evergrowing Christian faith of the author and a 2 decade experience of guiding Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land at the reader's side. Peter Sabella, a Jerusalem Christian, brings his own contextual knowledge and Christian faith to bear on the Christian story, informing and challenging the reader on the way. Pilgrims to the lands of the Bible and spiritual pilgrims - will find this journey on the Road to Emmaus thoughtful, valuable, beneficial and most importantly TRANSFORMATIVE.

This (color) version of Closed for Renovation is the PERFECT partner for a pilgrim while on tour and after the tour to the Holy Land. Its colored pictures will bring back vivid memories and experiences of the holy sites. It is also the perfect gift for those who, for various reasons, are unable to visit the Holy Land. Experience the Holy Land from the comfort of your home! Allow the sites to see you rather than you seeing them! Catholic, Protestant and Greek Orthodox Church leaders in the Holy Land and Worldwide have endorsed the guidebook and wrote the forewords.

“The present volume is a guidebook with a difference. The reader is confronted with the thought-provoking and the deeply emotional challenges of the holy places,... selected passages from the Word of God, thoughtful reflections and questions, instructions and prayers... to enter a more intimate union with God and foster a deeper commitment to practice the faith.” - former Fouad Twal (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)

“This book is an opportunity to experience the Holy Land in a deeper way... a recommended spiritual alternative to the usual guidebook.” - Munib Younan (Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land)

“This is a book that speaks of resilience and hope in a fallen world... to hear afresh the call of Jesus to follow...” - Nigel Stock (Anglican) Bishop at Lambeth Palace- London UK

“This book will help countless pilgrims navigate this land with a unique and spiritual approach.” - Theophilos III (Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem)

“This is a unique guidebook, thoughtful, valuable, and beneficial” - Peter Makari (Executive for the Middle East and Europe in Global Ministries of the UCC and Christian Church)

“... a good instrument to help accomplish a pilgrimage in an authentic sense.... the historical annotations, abundant texts of Holy Scriptures, the reflections and prayers, are truly enriching and can be fruitful in a Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land” - Bishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)

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