We arose and left the ship early, before light, to take a launch to the island of Patmos, where the Apostle John was exiled and wrote The Revelation.
We met our local guide and boarded a coach for the ride up to the whitewashed church and place that has been the traditional site of John's cave. The place on the rock where he is to have laid his head to pray and the notch where he was to have put his hand to stand, were both lined in silver.
There was a service going on when we arrived - several men were gathered in a circle, chanting in the area outside the small room in which the priest stood praying and preparing for the service. The songs were moving and inspirational. No pictures were allowed, so we bought cards from vendors as we walked down the hill to the parking area. The sun was coming up as we exited the church - glorious!
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