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Henri Jean (Ocala, Florida)
November 25, 2014

Ephesus - Page 2

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Monday – May 13th – What a special day! We were disappointed to see gray skies, lots of rain and hear all the thunder but I really wanted to see Ephesus so we braved the weather.

First stop – Sirince (Sur-rin-gee). Neither one of us liked Sirince even a little bit. It's a Greek village with a few little touristy-souvenir shops and we did not find it interesting or charming. We couldn't wait to leave and all the rain didn't help!

Second stop – we were on our way to Ephesus but as we were getting near the old city we asked our driver about a place on a hill that looked like a fort or castle. Our driver told us we could go there – it was a big fort but just below it was the Temple of St. Jean. At first that didn't mean much to us until we understood that it was the Temple of St. John – the Apostle John! And his tomb was among those ruins!

I was mesmerized with the remains of this old temple that was named for our beloved Apostle and the one who penned the 4th gospel of the Bible – John (as well as Revelation and 1st, 2nd and 3rd John). I felt such peace when we came across a marble slab on the ground with a post or pillar on each corner. It was the tomb for the Apostle John!

I could have spent hours by the final resting place of John! I didn't even want to see the rest of the temple, I just wanted to stay by the grave of John. Bill took pictures of me next to the tomb but I deleted them. I do not feel worthy to have pictures of myself next to this tomb. It touched my heart too deeply.

I remember the feeling this way when we were at the Vatican in Rome – we visited St. Peter's Basilica and I stood next to Peter's tomb and I didn't want to leave. I didn't care about the rest of the Vatican – all I cared about was that I was at the gravesite of Peter. Last month we were at S Marco Square in Venice which is St. Mark's square. We couldn't get into St. Mark's Basilica (the line was hours long and the basilica closed before everyone could get in) but I stood next to the basilica where the Apostle Mark is entombed. It's moments like those that make me feel so small and insignificant to realize I am so physically close to the bodies of men who were so spiritually close to God. It's a feeling that overwhelms me.


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