They shall name him Emmanuel...
"They shall name him Emmanuel, which means 'God is with us.' " I know and you know
family and friends who are facing Alzheimer's and other types of mental breakdown. In
those needs, Jesus comes to our Bedlam or Bethlehem. Interestingly, the terms
Bethlehem and Bedlam are semantically related. Several centuries ago, a hospital in
London for housing the mentally ill went by the name St. Mary's of Bethlehem. Through
changes in the following years, the name became Bethlehem, and through corruption,
Bethlehem became known just as Bedlam. Jesus comes as friend, and helper, and healer