Weekly Pause for Palestine

Thursday, January 2

The Work of Christmas During a Genocide
(adapted from Howard Thurman)

When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:

To find those lost under the rubble,
To heal the bodies broken by war,
To feed those who are freezing and starving,
To release the prisoners and hostages,
To demand a ceasefire,
To rebuild Gaza,
To break down the walls of apartheid,
To sing for a free Palestine.

~ Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals