The materials from A Sanctified Art* for the 1st week of Advent 2025 invite us to confront our fears—both the big, societal-scale "Herod" fears and the deep, personal "Zechariah/Elizabeth" fears (Luke 1:5-13).

I firmly believe that true solidarity is not charity, but mutual aid rooted in shared vulnerability.

In that spirit, I would like to share my personal "Herod" and "Zechariah/Elizabeth" to see if it might resonate with your own experience.