I haven’t counted to see if I can with my nativity collection, but I’m going to attempt a nativity a day until epiphany 
This, the first of the season, it’s a photo I took in Bethlehem in January of 2020. It’s by one of my favorite artists Banksy.
This nativity dubbed the “Scar of Bethlehem”, shows Jesus’s manger by Israel’s separation barrier, which appears to have been pierced by a blast, creating the shape of a star.
Given the current state of Israel and Palestine, this seem very poignant. For me, it represents the way we build walls, and Jesus comes to challenge those walls. But I also think it represents peace, where peace seems impossible.
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