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EDITORIAL: For the Prince of Peace, no human turmoil can ever be too great to transcend.
This year, there will be no festive celebrations during the Christmas season in Bethlehem or in other Christian communities in the war-torn Holy Land.
That’s because local Church leaders have appropriately judged that a celebratory spirit is impermissible this year, in light of the ongoing retaliatory military campaign Israel launched in the Palestinian territory of Gaza against Hamas in response to the Oct. 7 atrocities Hamas militants committed against innocent Israelis.
Does this mean that, for the beleaguered Christians of the Holy Land, the miracle of Christmas will be stripped this year of its central meaning? No, it doesn’t.
Even in times and places like the Holy Land of today, where hatred and conflict seem indelibly entrenched, we should recall the reason why Jesus Christ chose to enter into our lives as a defenseless baby more than 2,000 years ago.
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This year, there will be no festive celebrations during the Christmas season in Bethlehem or in other Christian communities in the war-torn Holy Land.
That’s because local Church leaders have appropriately judged that a celebratory spirit is impermissible this year, in light of the ongoing retaliatory military campaign Israel launched in the Palestinian territory of Gaza against Hamas in response to the Oct. 7 atrocities Hamas militants committed against innocent Israelis.
Does this mean that, for the beleaguered Christians of the Holy Land, the miracle of Christmas will be stripped this year of its central meaning? No, it doesn’t.
Even in times and places like the Holy Land of today, where hatred and conflict seem indelibly entrenched, we should recall the reason why Jesus Christ chose to enter into our lives as a defenseless baby more than 2,000 years ago.
Continued below.
The Holy Land and Christmas
EDITORIAL: For the Prince of Peace, no human turmoil can ever be too great to transcend.
