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Posts By: Magdalena I. García
December 13, 2017
Second Week of Advent Turn to God, bind wounds Psalm 147:3 [The Lord] heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. Hospice care teams are interdisciplinary, consisting of a doctor, a nurse, a social worker and a chaplain. Other resources and therapies are also available, such as respiratory, massage, music and art. Given the number… Read more »
December 12, 2017
Second Week of Advent Hope in God, promote justice Psalm 146:5–7 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God … who executes justice for the oppressed. This Christmas some families will be split apart in the United States, the country that locks up more people,… Read more »
December 11, 2017
Second Week of Advent Imitate God, practice kindness Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. Many of us know about the legend of St. Nicholas, the fourth-century bishop who lived in Myra, Asia Minor (now Turkey). He was a kind man who had a… Read more »
December 10, 2017
Second Week of Advent Praise God, give voice Psalm 150:6 Let everything that breathes praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! Concerts are popular during Advent, especially the sing-along Messiah. They are a creative way to praise God and share the story of Christmas through instruments and voices. They allow everyone to contribute their unique sounds…. Read more »
December 9, 2017
First Week of Advent Master addition, skip division Psalm 90:12 So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. A nurse on my hospice team recently reported that a patient used racial slurs in her presence in reference to another colleague. The nurse was dismayed and tried to reason with… Read more »
December 8, 2017
First Week of Advent Hear cries, understand groans Psalm 102:19-20 [The Lord] looked down from his holy height … to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die. My work as a hospice chaplain involves time at the bedside of dying patients. Near the transition between life and… Read more »
December 7, 2017
First Week of Advent Don’t throw stones, share the rock Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. My house sits on a corner lot, facing a busy intersection. Years ago we… Read more »
December 6, 2017
Preparing the way A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 10 by Magdalena I. García The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ – Mark 1:3 Read the full lectionary passage here When we reject the distortion of God’s good news, and instead proclaim… Read more »
December 6, 2017
First Week of Advent Speak up, rise up Psalm 50:3 Our God comes and does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, and a mighty tempest all around him. The season of Advent (from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “arrival”) is a time when we prepare to celebrate the birth of… Read more »
December 5, 2017
First Week of Advent More compassion, fewer ornaments Psalm 33:5 [The Lord] loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. The earth is increasingly full of human-generated waste. Despite the decades-long emphasis on the three Rs of the environment — reduce, reuse and recycle — we throw away… Read more »
