By Astronaut Ron Garan, International Space Station
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I am writing this very early Easter morning. I took pictures of the Holy Land and other areas in the region yesterday, April 23rd, and thought it appropriate to share with everyone.
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| Jerusalem |
It's interesting that I've spent one Easter (2006) living on the bottom of the ocean during the NEEMO-9 mission and now I'm spending one in space.
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| The Nile River |
I understand how blessed I am to have the opportunity to celebrate Easter while marveling at God's creation that we call home.
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| Looking back to the southwest, toward Israel and Egypt |
It really is true that the Earth looks very peaceful from space. It was surreal to be directly over Libya with a beautiful view to the east of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
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| Near the borders of Libya, Egypt and Sudan |
My Easter prayer is that all the inhabitants of our Fragile Oasis come to the realization that we are in this together; that we are all riding together through the universe on this spaceship we call Earth; that love and understanding can conquer all, and that nothing is impossible if we overcome our differences, and then work together to solve the problems facing our world
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| Haifa, in the foothills of Mount Carmel in Northern Israel |
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