What Do You Fear? When Fear Turns to Fuel: The Flight to Egypt

We often stop the Christmas story at the manger, but “Chapter Two” is far more difficult: the Holy Family fleeing for their lives as refugees. Guest pastor Madison reminds us that Jesus didn’t just read about the oppressed; he was the stranger, the threatened, and the innocent. Through the lens of Joseph’s quick action and the modern-day sanctuary story of Alex Garcia, we see that fear doesn’t have to paralyze us. Instead, it can be transformed into the fuel we need to protect the vulnerable and welcome the stranger. We conclude the year not with a world free of “Herods,” but with the promise of Emmanuel—God with us, even when we are running.