Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, whose Gospel comes to us in unexpected ways. Christmas story 2023. A young couple is forced to leave their home because it is too dangerous to stay in the land of their birth.  Empire showed up. They flee for their lives.  The woman gives birth in a neighboring country but soon they are forced to flee again, heading north on a treacherous and dangerous 3,000-mile journey mostly on foot.  Fear and unscrupulous people along the way add to their mounting trauma.  It is a miracle they survive.  They finally reach a land of promise, only to be taken advantage of again.