I see that the church has taken to reviewing the life of Christ each year in the choices of the scripture readings, Christmas through Easter. Good practice! Remembering is important and only happens with the retelling of the stories.
One thing that means is the stories of events in Jesus' life happen in very quick succession. We just celebrated the birth of Jesus and today we remember his family's flight to Egypt to escape the slaughter of babies ordered by Herod. A refugee, in a foreign land. As I read the news it appears that there are many refugees around today and some are right around you in this country. If you have a chance, start a conversation with one of them to get a perspective on the life of a refugee.
Perhaps you can check out some projects that Wheat Ridge has supported that minister directly with refugees. One in Denver, CO at St Luke's and one in the past in Chicago.
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