Christ in the Rubble by Sallie Holmes and Lucy Slater

The Fourth Sunday in Advent

Christ of Maryknoll by Robert Lentz. Icon of Jesus behind barbed wire against golden background. Sometimes called "Jesus the Refugee"
“Christ of Maryknoll” by Robert Lentz

December 21, 2025

Sallie and Lucy brought their thoughts and insights from a recent book study of Christ in the Rubble, by Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, the Palestinian pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

Sally began by quoting Jan Richardson, who wrote…

Blessed are you Who bear the light In unbearable times…

(Blessed are you In whom The light lives…)

She continued

I’ve always loved the Christmas holidays.  I love the tree, the lights, the music, the decorations, and the nativity scene. As I sat among those things writing this sermon, the disparities between this holiday joy and our worldly catastrophes is heart wrenching.…

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