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| Future shepherds adoring the Christ Child. |
Spirits were high this morning as we sang Christmas songs on the way to Bethlehem. It was only a short drive before we crossed into the West Bank. It was startling to see the concrete wall that separates Israel from the West Bank. Bethlehem is right next to the wall and has the largest population of Christians in Palestine.
Our first stop was the Church of the Nativity. We were able to spend time in prayer at the place where Christ was born. You had to almost lay down in order to venerate the sacred ground, humbling yourself before the place where Jesus humbled himself.
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| The cave at Shepherd's Field |
Next we visited the shepherd's field. We sang the Gloria, the song that opens with the angels message to the shepherds that Christmas night, "Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace to people of good will".
God bless!
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