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Bethlehem

March 11, 2015

#19 Lent Pilgrimage, Home

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.?~Psalm 123:3 Graffiti covers the walls and boarded-up windows of a refugee camp just outside Bethlehem called Dheisheh. It is called a ?camp,? but it is not temporary. It has been home to generations of … [Read more...] about #19 Lent Pilgrimage, Home

Lent Devotional about pilgrimage Bethlehem

March 10, 2015

#18 Lent Pilgrimage, Keffiyeh

Your children will be like olive shoots around your table.?~Psalm 128:3 Just outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a Palestinian street vendor approaches me with an armful of the Arab headdresses known as keffiyeh. I would like to drape the red-and-white cloth over a communion table as a … [Read more...] about #18 Lent Pilgrimage, Keffiyeh

Lent Devotional about pilgrimage Bethlehem

March 8, 2015

#17 Lent Pilgrimage, Nativity

This will be a sign for you. ~Luke 2:12 The history of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a microcosm of the region?s conflicts, which span a millennium. In the 11th-century the church entrance was reconfigured so marauders couldn?t ride in on horseback. In 2002 the church was at the … [Read more...] about #17 Lent Pilgrimage, Nativity

Lent Devotional about pilgrimage Bethlehem,  Church of the Nativity

March 7, 2015

Lent Pilgrimage, Shepherds Cave

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ~Luke 2:8 The field is long and sloping, with scraggly grass and plentiful rocks. We descend into a cave, using steps carved out of rock. Inside, the rock roof is low. A Palestinian Christian named … [Read more...] about Lent Pilgrimage, Shepherds Cave

Lent Devotional about pilgrimage Bethlehem

December 21, 2013

A Bethlehem Prayer Service at Christmastime: Washington, DC simulcast with Bethlehem, Palestine

One reason music is powerful is that it exists in context -- in place and time. A song plays on the radio and we hurtle back in our memory to the sweetheart we danced with once upon a time. A musical theme announces a favorite movie or series and the pleasure of watching it comes flooding back. … [Read more...] about A Bethlehem Prayer Service at Christmastime: Washington, DC simulcast with Bethlehem, Palestine

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