Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 12/9

There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas lights in Manger Square in Bethlehem this year as a gesture of solidarity with those who are suffering in the Israel-Hamas war.   

But a new Christmas song has been composed by Youstina Safar, a student at Bethlehem University, with the cooperation of Ooberfuse, a London based band.  Here's a video of the song with the lyrics in both English and Arabic.

 

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The stars in the heaven tonight are alive 

    with the promise of nativity

As the universe aligns, 

    awaiting for the moment of glory 

 

Hear angels cry, 

    hope is born tonight

Screaming out to break the silence, 

    baby cradled in his mother’s arms

 

Reaching out to every people, 

    mighty waves of the storm now calm

Hear angels cry,  

    hope is born tonight!

 

Pause for Prayer

Lord, send your Spirit 

to open my heart in prayer and solidarity 

with those who suffer in Israel and Gaza

and their families and friends around the world...

Help me find a way 

to dim the lights on my Christmas cheer,

remembering that in so many places in the world

    there is still no room for you at the inn,

    your family is still on foot, seeking a place of refuge,

    you live in poverty and hunger

    while we in palaces, like my own home,

        have more than we could possibly need...

Let my Christmas joy rest in your promise

    to hear the cry of the poor,

    to lift them out of their misery

        and secure for them a peaceful place

    in the reign of your gospel

        and the justice you bring

            for those who live by your word...

Amen.

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