Inhabit our souls A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 23 by Magdalena I. García And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the LORD, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…’ – Luke 1:46-47 Read the full lectionary passage here Mary faced adversity with a daring song. Come, Holy Spirit, inhabit our souls, and make… Read more »
December 19, 2018
just-leros: more than nonsense / más que disparates
Inhabit our souls A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 23 by Magdalena I. García And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the LORD, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…’ – Luke 1:46-47 Read the full lectionary passage here Mary faced adversity with a daring song. Come, Holy Spirit, inhabit our souls, and make… Read more »
Come, Jesus, and speak your truth A Revised Common Lectionary resource for November 25 by Magdalena I. García Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who… 
The wonder of God’s presence A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 24 by Magdalena I. García ‘For nothing will be impossible with God.’ – Luke 1:37 Read the full lectionary passage here When God encounters us in unexpected people, may we, like Mary, move from doubt to faith and from objection to willingness in… 
A joyous song A Revised Common Lectionary resource for December 17 by Magdalena I. García ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.’ – Luke 1:46b-47 Read the full lectionary passage here Come, let us join God in lifting up the lowly, so that the world can sing and rejoice… 
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… 
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,… 
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…