December 19 - Here Am I
…of Creation and all that the Woman-born One comes to abolish. Prayer For co-creating hope, here am I. For a more just world, here am I. For envisioning freedom, here am I. For birthing Love and Transformation, here am I. Let it be with me according to your word. Amen. Artwork: “Consent” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…
Following Jesus - the Revolutionary Storyteller - beyond Book Bans
…logics of dominance and oppression that live in us. Perhaps he knew that stories can move, compel and inspire us to imagine beyond empire. Perhaps he recognized the way stories invite transformation by expanding the experiences that shape us. From good Samaritans and prodigal sons to persistent widows and dishonest managers, Jesus told stories as sacred encounters with new ways…
December 11
“It is our dreams that point the way to freedom.” – Audre Lorde Reflect with Coke Tani as we explore the intersections of Abolition, Racial Justice, and Trans/Nonbinary Justice Every Monday during Advent, Join the Movement’s Abolition Advent Artist Coke Tani will offer a way of engaging our intersectional focus and Advent scriptures with embodied spiritual practices. Each Movement…
Decolonizing Antiracism: Indigenous Imagination for Our Future
Join the Movement launches a collection of stories, resources, toolkits and webinars that center Indigenous scholars, theologians, communities and activists to guide us as we all take up our roles in the ongoing work of decolonizing not only our minds, bodies and spirits, but also our work for racial justice.
Racial Justice Sunday: Banned Books Blessing
…of God is dimmed. Without these books, our encounters with the amazing diversity of creation are incomplete, and our capacity for compassion across difference is stymied. Our love of God is limited because we do not have the chance to recognize all the ways the divine image is manifest in our world. We believe that banned books have a special…
December 25 - Birthing Dreams
…that grows? What if abolishing the prison industrial complex is the fruit of our diligent gardening, the building and deepening of a movement to respond to the violence of the state and the violence in our communities with sustainable, transformative love?” – Alexis Pauline Gumbs Into the cages, behind the bars, under the barbed wire, freedom sings like a…
December 9
…are sometimes cost-prohibitive. Adoption, fertility treatments, and other methods are financially challenging for many and lack of access is a justice issue. Elizabeth was old. Conceiving as an older woman has its fair share of complications and stigma. Ageism in our societies interferes with the flourishing of women who conceive and parent at an older age. Our commitment to reproductive…
December 20
…empathize with Palestinian pain, are convicted by our complicity in it, and ultimately choose solidarity with their liberation struggle. It comes down to whether we have tears to shed alongside them. Grief is important for transformation, same as water to a garden. Shame and denial are weeds that choke growth. Shouts of joy come with shining sunlight clearly, until all…
December 22
In this passage from Isaiah, we read, hear, or feel the text tell us that hope is still for God’s people even though God’s people are hurting one another. Exile does come, but so does the promise of restoration which we will learn requires partnership and just action with God. Our text for today, when liberated for all bodies,…
December 12 - Courage Beyond Fear
…with our fears and doubt so that they might be transformed into courage and action by your liberating love. Give us your power, your protection, your guidance and your strength as we go forth into this world that longs for your freedom to seek justice and bring love to birth. Amen. Artwork: “Courage” by Yohana Junker (discover more at: https://www.yohanajunker.com/)…