No one made pilgramages to the place Moses saw the burning bush. Or to the top of Mt. Sinai. If God was everywhere, surprising people again and again, then all ground it holy and all places have the potential to be "sacred" -- meaning no place is more sacred than another.
Choosing to believe that the so-called 'holy land' is more sacred than Berkeley, CA, or Littleton, CO, or Vaughn, WA may be a form of idolatry. Only God is 'sacred'. If God is everywhere, everywhere is sacred. If no place is special, all places are special, and pilgrimages are silly. Just go somewhere because you want to, not to make pilgrimage to a sacred place.
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