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 6, 2017
Advent/Adviento: Wednesday, Dec. 6/Miércoles, 6 de dic.
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 »
Keeping watch A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 3 by Magdalena I. García ‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.’ – Mark 13:28 Read the full lectionary passage here Two orchids sit on my kitchen table… 
O come, dear Refuge of all humankind Three contemporary stanzas for a traditional Advent and Christmas hymn by Magdalena I. García O come dear Refuge of All Humankind, befriend the homeless, shelter everyone; our church doors come and swing open wide, give sanctuary to those left outside. (Refrain) Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee,… 
Drains, toilets, and the truth about Christmas How can we make Christmas good news to all people? by Joshua Bower I feel the presence of Jesus in a lot of different places: hiking in the woods, walking on the beach, singing “Silent Night” on Christmas Eve. But I never expected to meet Jesus under a… 
Pondering Joseph’s story A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Matthew 1:18-25 by Magdalena I. García Nativity from Ecuador, carved on balsa wood, sitting on a weaving from the same country. Natividad del Ecuador, tallada en madera de balsa, colocada sobre un tejido del mismo país. When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the… 
Pregnant people A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 1:39-56 by Magdalena I. García And [Elizabeth] exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’ – Luke 1:42 (NRSV) wanted: people devoid of lies and pregnant with sincerity; people devoid of falsehood and pregnant with…