Archive for tag: Christmas

Archive pour tag : Christmas

In days leading up to Christmas, I walked through the streets of Bethlehem with Palestinians for whom it is home.

In this place of present day occupation, where people struggle to live in dignity and peace, you can’t help but reflect on the meaning of the story of Christmas. How is the good news of so many, many years ago revealed in our day, whether in Bethlehem, Barrancabermeja or the Downtown Eastside?

The answer came to me through the children. The ones who played peek-a-boo with me from their mother’s laps when we visited the women’s groups. The ones who tugged at my sleeves in the markets asking me to buy trinkets. The ones who play in the shadow of the separation wall, or who walk through groups of soldiers with machine guns as if it was the most normal of things—because it is.
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Posted: Dec. 18, 2019 • Permanent link: ecumenism.net/?p=10708
Categories: NewsIn this article: Christmas, KAIROS, peace
Transmis : 18 déc. 2019 • Lien permanente : ecumenism.net/?p=10708
Catégorie : NewsDans cet article : Christmas, KAIROS, peace