December 13
…self-advocacy and support. Love from my community, Peace that God would co-create this authentic life with me forever. Faithfulness bursting from the ground – I want to be known authentically. Righteousness raining from the sky – I want to be blessed. For years after, I still reach to my chest with both hands. Selah. Gratitude for this body of mine….
First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament
This dynamic equivalence translation of the Christian Scriptures imagines how these sacred texts might speak if they were being told in the tradition of Indigenous story-tellers using the practices of oral cultures
Our History is the Future
A must-read for movement-makers, this book traces the lineages of Indigenous resistance from the beginning of the colonization of North America to efforts to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock reservation.
November 28-Disarming Visions
…and among us. Disarmed by prophetic visions of swords turned into plowshares, empower us to turn poisonous clouds and destructive fire into pillars of love and justice, so that through our work of abolition, they may lead us, like your people of old, out of slavery and into freedom. Amen. Artwork: “Disarm” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…
December 7
…reproductive care they have discerned, journeying with them toward freedom. Jesus would have us sit in grief with those who have lost community and family members to violence at the hands of the system that is supposed to protect and serve them, mourning with them toward healing. Enriched, equipped and yet still waiting, we are called to be partners in…
December 8
…everyone else, it’s invitational not compulsory. This agency is the freedom that God wants for all of us: an abolition vision of free, full-bodied, informed consent. Who knows how many others may have said no before her? We remember her because she said yes, but let’s not forget she could have said no. And, she knew it. Prayer Inviting…
November 29 - Borders and the Promised Land
…practice, make us and our communities a sacred refuge, a sanctuary, a “house of the Lord” for all seekers and sojourners, so that we may be the welcoming blessing that makes others glad. May we wait with as much eagerness for their coming as we do for yours. Amen. Artwork: “Promise Land” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…
December 14 - New Prophets Rising
…into the way of peace? Prayer God of tender mercy, we are waiting. Come. New-day Maker, Dawn-Breaker, we are preparing. Come. With-Us-in-the-Darkness, Abiding One, we are longing. Come. Bringer of Peace, Maker of Ways-Out-of-No-Way, we are hoping. Come. Come, and be born in our hearts and our actions. Amen. Artwork: “Raise Up” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…
December 4
…your body. The transcript for the video is available below. Access a transcript of the video here. Coke Tani is a liberatory spiritual director, body memoirist and teaching artist. She holds an MSW, MFA and MDiv, and can be found on Instagram: @CokeTani, Facebook: @Coke.Tani and at CokeTani.com. You can also meditate with the podcast version of our…
December 3 - So That We Might Have Hope
…tyranny and oppression but by freedom and love. Words matter, and God’s words are meant for healing, not punishment. This Advent, let us abolish all notions otherwise. Prayer Redeeming God, we await your coming with justice and righteousness, with healing and mercy. Root us in your word that births a “hope not made of wishes but of substance, hope made…