Wednesday, December 4, 2024: We lift up the people of Palestine and Israel at this time of Advent: 

We offer the Christ in the Rubble: Prayer-Kit

Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) is an interdenominational Christian organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through education, advocacy, and nonviolent action.

FOSNA promotes the vision of Sabeel Jerusalem, an ecumenical liberation theology movement founded by Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land, joining Friends of Sabeel chapters around the world. As a nonprofit organization in the United States, we amplify the voice of Palestinians by advocating in churches, communities, and governments for justice, peace, and liberation in Palestine.

Christ in the Rubble: Prayer-Kit

While Americans celebrate Christmas, people in the land where Jesus was born are enduring war. Show your solidarity by taking action, educating yourself, praying and more. 


TAKE ACTION

Here are actions you can take in your church and Christian communities:

  • When you build your advent creche, surround the Christ child with stones, broken concrete, and other rubble. 

  • In Advent and Christmas sermons and homilies, speak about the genocide of our Palestinian brothers and sisters, both Christian and non-Christian 

  • If you sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” speak about the people living in Bethlehem today amid the US-funded military occupation of the land where Jesus walked.

  • Create a strategic procession with the Christ in the Rubble visual to key locations of decision-making or ritual importance. (Ex. large/influential churches, mayor’s office, congress member’s office, city council, state capitol, influential business leader, company involved in supporting the occupation/war, etc.) 


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LEARN 

Learn about the people living in O Little Town of Bethlehem today. Bethlehem and the Holy Land is not just a Biblical land of the past. Generations of Palestinians, both Christian and non-Christian, have lived there for centuries. They still live there in thriving communities, yet are facing heightened aggression, expulsion, and displacement from the Israeli occupation. Learn more:


PRAY

Here are sample prayers


SONGS and CAROLS

Here are lyrics, music, and resources for songs and more:


SERMONS and OTHER RESOURCES








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