Miracle: the River Jordan Reverses its Flow

   Eastern Churches following the Julian Calendar observe the Theophany feast on what for most countries is 19 January.

  On the day before Epiphany Day (on January 18, according to the “new”, so-called Gregorian Calendar), a

miracle heappens during the blessing of the waters which takes place every year on the same day in the Jordan, at the very same spot where Jesus Christ himself was baptized. Every year the same miracle is repeated (some years with more intensity) that occurred when Jesus entered the Jordan to get baptized by Saint John: the Jordan reverses its flow! During the ceremony which is led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem the waters continue to flow as usual toward the right. As soon as the Patriarch dropps the Cross into the river, the waters started mysteriously to bubble in places. The bubbling then spread, and the river developped two currents, one running to the right and another running to the left, with the two currents finally merging into each other! Eventually, after a few minutes, the miracle is completed! A yell of surprise and awe from thousands of people present enlivened the Judaic desert. The Bible prophecy is fulfilled, “The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back”. (Psalms 113, 3).