To all of my Christian Friends that Believe in the Birth of the Jewish Messiah, May you have a Wonderful Celebration on this His Day… Jesus was born into oppression. Joseph and Mary, and the Jewish community of which they were a part, were living under an occupation by a cruel and powerful regime. They lived in a backwater small town and didn’t have two denarii to rub together. Joseph couldn’t afford any sort of comfortable place to lodge with his about-to-deliver pregnant wife (who had become pregnant, let us not forget, as an unwed teenaged girl). Before his first birthday, Jesus and his family would find themselves refugees, fleeing to Egypt to escape the violence of their homeland. Yes, Jesus himself was an undocumented child at the border of another country, seeking safety and refuge. God loves all of God’s children. Full stop. But God’s favor rests first and foremost on the poor, the weak, the defenseless, the lonely, and the despised—because above all else, God is compassionate and has a heart that goes out to the afflicted, abused, and vulnerable. If I saw more people see and understand this thinking I might even begin to believe Myself...
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:27:18 +0000
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