Yardenit: Baptism Site on the Jordan River

We're here at Yardenit, the baptism site in the Jordan River. Just 200 meters from here,

this is where the Jordan River spills from the Sea of Galilee, and this is where

it flows. As you're able to see, it's a very narrow river.

It's, uh, it's not a Mississippi. It's a river in Israeli terms,

very narrow, a place that you can see yourself being baptized. This is where Jesus

was baptized by John the Baptist, according to tradition. But beyond that, what's important,

this is where words meet the world and where text meets the terrain. And this is the

terrain. This is the Jordan River. This is where your prayers can come