During this season of Lent, Weylin Lee reflects on how we are invited to embody Jesus’ solidarity with the powerless [Luke 4:1-11]. Reflection What is our relationship with power and powerlessness in our lives? How are we invited to embody powerlessness or be in solidarity with those without power? Practice Solidarity with the hungry. Find ways to use our surplus […]
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Where are Miracles When You Need Them?
David Wallace reflects on our invitation to perceive the miracles in our lives that aren’t possible from a human perspective [Luke 9:28-43]. Reflection What are “old stories” in your lives that you’re holding on to? What would new versions of these stories look like if you could perceive them differently?
When God Leans Towards Us
Gena St. David reflects on how God is leaning toward the ones in need and suffering rather than the powerful [Luke 6:20-22]. Reflection What mistaken notions of God might we have inherited? Who are we being called to lean toward? What does a Christ-like response to violence look like? Resources Book: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
All Rise
Christopher Mack reflects on how resurrection hope invites us towards the redemption of our world and partnership with God through an embodied life [1 Corinthians 15:12-20]. Reflection How have you been longing for transformation or groaning against injustice this week? How does Jesus’ embodied life challenge you to see the image of God anew in creation, community, or in your […]
Moving Toward Christ
Weylin Lee reflects on our invitation to move toward Christ in this season of disruption and disconnection even in the midst of fatigue and uncertainty [Luke 5:1-11]. Reflection How are you creating space for the mystery and presence of God? What is Christ inviting you to consent to in this season? How is your calling being shaped right now? Practice […]
Meditation of the Heart
Kelly Cutbirth reflects on how we might facilitate meditation of the heart especially in the challenging circumstances we face [Psalm 19]. Reflection What kind of song is your heart singing this morning? In what area of your life do you feel the need to hide parts of yourself? How does it feel to imagine yourself being fully known in that […]
Wisdom and Word for Exiled Lives
As we begin a new year, Christopher Mack reflects on how wisdom and word are embodied with us through Christ and how that opens us up to grace [John 1:10-18]. Reflection How are you feeling at the start of this new year? How does the image of God moving into our messy and complex lives open us up to grace?