Posts Tagged: poetry

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Let us go to him A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 2 by Magdalena I. García Then Jesus told them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.’ —John 11:14-15 Read the full lectionary passages here Let… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Who sinned? A Revised Common Lectionary resource for March 27 By Magdalena I. García His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ —John 9:2 Read the full lectionary passages here “Who sinned?” we ask as we stare at the riffraff in line crowding the market with… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Make us thirsty A Revised Common Lectionary resource for March 19 by Magdalena I. García The woman said to him, ‘Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.’  —John 4:15 Read the full lectionary passages here She came to the well alone… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Talking back to the cloud A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 26 by Magdalena I. García While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’ – Matthew 17:5 Read the… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Let the sun rise, let the rain fall A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 19 by Magdalena I. García “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Raising the bar A Revised Common Lectionary resource for February 12 by Magdalena I. García     “But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish…” – Deuteronomy 30:17-18a Read the full… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Let it shine A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Matthew 5:13-20 by Magdalena I. García “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 The light of your LOVE that embraces all peoples and cultures… Read more »

Speak Out

Out of the Ash By Rebecca Lindsay   A blast, a catastrophic splintering that snapped titan trunks like asparagus in a cook’s hand— On that fateful day living wood shattered screaming as it fell, radiating outward from the epicenter of a mountain gone mad. Ash snowed, reigned, sifted into pockets, crevices, creating instant desolation that… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Beatitudes for today A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Matthew 5:1-12 by Magdalena I. García “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” —Matthew 5:7 Happy are those who abandon the politics of division and fanaticism, and instead promote policies of unity and tolerance. Happy are those who reject promises of grandeur and… Read more »

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

Entanglements A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Matthew 4:12-23 by Magdalena I. García And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.”  Immediately they left their nets and followed him. – Matthew 4:19-20 You call us to follow you, but we want to be the center of attention…. Read more »