Luke 2 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Chapter 2 The Birth of Jesus. 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. 9 T...
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The injustice and suffering of the journey to Calvary brings sorrow.
The crowed is treating our friend, Jesus, horribly.
I am powerless; I don’t know what Is going to happen; I are afraid , I thirst for peace & justice
I feel so vulnerable to temptation.
What is Jesus feeling? How did he make peace?
When I am treated unjustly, or others are treated unjustly, how do I resist temptation to sin? To take matters into my own hands?
How do I hear God’s voice?
How do I invite my enemies to my table?
I suffer with Christ every time I read this story.
I now know that He suffers with me - leading me as a shepherd - every time I am treated unjustly.