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Throughout Jerusalem, art devoted to Christ’s life, death and resurrection is evident in paintings, statuary and architecture, such as this depiction of Christ’s preparation for burial just beyond the Stone of Anointing.
At the Stone of Anointing, pilgrims touch and rub oils into the rock slab said to be where Joseph of Arimathea prepared Christ’s body for burial.
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No photography is allowed inside the tomb, and only three may enter at a time. Inside the small tomb where Jesus was laid to rest, we kneel, pray and touch the new stone that protects the ancient stone bed just below. Not only is this the site where Christ’s body was placed; it is where he took his first breath of new life when resurrected. It is what happened at this spot that makes me believe new life awaits me, too.