Born in a stable of humble parents
and
a refugee in early childhood,
Jesus grew up in the despised town of Nazareth.
In middle life he abandoned his craft
to begin the messianic mission of good news
about the unbreaking of God's kingly reign,
journeying throughout Palestine,
often with no place to sleep.
After a brief ministry,
he was put to death
by the power elite of the day,
crucified among criminals.
