Joseph, Mary & Jesus; Bethlehem, etc

We find Jesus' birth and infancy firmly connected to Bethlehem in Judea

Mary & Joseph; Nazareth c.7BC

Just before the current era, we meet a remarkable woman, or lass, in ancient Nazareth.

Offenders and Offences

Perpetrators, offenders, offences; victims, offended, justice:

Minds....Same/un-same? (v2)

Mis-informed minds may become informed; they remain individual; harmony is possible; compromise?

Not Enemies, but Neighbours

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

But: Who said that? Originally?

From (the) Evil

"Deliver us from evil" is the familiar request. Are we (being) delivered from evil?

That request might have been made by victims; perhaps even by the perpetrators.... (I do not imagine it is hard to apply the word "evil" to what the images evoke.)

Jesus Asylum Seeker

In the world of 2020, January, 3.5 million people seek for asylum. In addition there are 25.9 million refugees and another 41.4 million displaced persons (UNHCR). Some of those unfortunate people are accepted in Australia.