Ibrahim Jaber, a Palestinian Christian living in Beit Sahour, has sent this Christmas message: “The little town of Bethlehem looks gloomy in spite of all the Christmas decorations that the local authorities are adding to it. Yes, wherever one goes in the town one will notice these decorations. But still the JOY of Christmas and […]
Advent
Lord, when You came to us, the world was dark: The land of Israel under Roman rule, Your precious laws obscured by man-made codes And all the people prey to hate and fear. You came, a human child, to set them free And to proclaim God’s grace and sovereignty. Jesus, our world is dark, so […]
Our First Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday: Some Reflections from the Pre-School Group… A small group of people had come up with the idea of a procession, and the turn-out was bigger than I had expected. Bee had cut some long palm branches down from her garden and brought them for us all to carry. We gathered together to share […]
Star In the East
Magi in their mystery, Studying the skies, First received the message That a king should rise. Many duties claimed them, Cares of peace and war; Far and faint the promise Offered by a star. Yet the wise men followed, Taking various ways, Trusting in the portent Many nights and days. So the star led onward […]
The Power of Music
Music can help children to communicate and interact with those around them. It can help them to relax and to express their emotions; and it can support children with severe emotional problems caused or compounded by the effects of war, poverty, neglect or abuse. Project Bethlehem Early last summer, the McCabe Educational Trust, together with […]
The Holy Land Revisited – November 09
From 10th to 19th November, my husband Michael and I went on a Pilgrimage, led by the Reverends Stephen Thornton, Rosemia Brown and Henderson George. The Pilgrimage took us to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee. Stephen and Rosemia alternated in leading the Worship at the Biblical sites and also at the evening Devotions held […]