Sunday, March 30, 2025

Jesus Was A Refugee

Perhaps if we saw Jesus more as a refugee, we would better understand some of what he said:

The gospel story begins with Jesus’ family fleeing violence as political refugees, pushed around Palestine by the imperial forces of Caesar and Herod. The adult Jesus not only characterizes himself as homeless, but statelessThe evangelists also portray Jesus as a constant recipient of hospitality who sometimes even “invites himself in.” 

-- Ched Myers