Bethlehem, West Bank
the church of nativity, one of the most impt in Christiandom
small chapel in Jesus’ manger
where Jesus was supposedly lied down after birth
where tradition holds that Jesus was born, marked by the star
the four crosses inside a cross, such meaning in different ways!
figure of jesus still inside this church from easter service
Super jealous! Bethlehem & Auschwitz are places at the top of my travel itinerary. I really love going to holy sites, mosques and sacred places galore! Where next jetset?
I WAS LISTENING YOUR SERMON ONE DECEMBER SUNDAY ON HOW MARY AND JOSEPH WAS OFFERED A PLACE IN BETHLEHEM FOR JESUS TO BE BORN, AND REALIZED WHY LORD HAD TO SEND HIS OWN SON TO SAVE/CHANGE THE PEOPLE AT THAT TIME.
I JUST COULD NOT FATHOM THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE PEOPLE. HOW COULD THEY NOT OFFER THE BEST FOR A COUPLE WHO ARE ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH TO A CHILD IN A COLD WINTER NIGHT.
AND JUST BECAUSE JUSUS CAME FOR US, I AM SURE NONE OF US,THE WHOLE WORLD, WOULD EVER OFFER A PREGNANT LADY A MANGER FOR HER NEW BORN. WE DO BETTER THAN THAT.