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** Moving forward together
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In last week’s email I asked you how you were doing. The email went out on election day, and some of you answered me that day; some of you replied later in the week after the results were announced. Here were the key words from your emails to me: numb, weary, stressed, worried, disappointed, fearful. I can relate. But some of your emails included coping mechanisms, testimonies of resilience, and sources of hope.
Wherever you fall on the optimism-despair continuum right now, I hope our new content this week will speak to and encourage you. Brandon Ambrosino reflects on a phrase that was used in this campaign cycle—“Jesus is Lord”—and decides it has no place in our politics. ([link removed]) Yolanda Pierce, in a piece she presciently wrote months ago, describes what lake effect snow taught her about trusting God in uncertain times ([link removed]) . Our latest essay contest was based on the prompt “Help,” and our winning essays tell beautiful stories of care and compassion ([link removed]) .
In our video of the week, Raúl Zegarra remembers his friend Gustavo Gutiérrez (“the father of liberation theology”) and explores the relationship between liberation theology and this moment in US politics ([link removed]) . Plus scroll down for even more great content, like a prose poem about forgotten voices in the Bible ([link removed]) .
Email Jon: How are you finding hope or building resilience this week?
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** Jesus is Lord. No political leader is. ([link removed])
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“The phrase ‘Jesus is Lord’ should not be used in American politics because rather than validating any party platform, it actually runs counter to the entire political process.”
by Brandon Ambrosino
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** Lessons from the land of lake effect snow ([link removed])
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“These years helped me to distill an important truth to its very essence: the unpredictability of life is bearable because we serve a sure, steady, and certain God.”
by Yolanda Pierce
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** VIDEO: Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928–2024) and liberation theology today ([link removed])
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Theologian Raúl E. Zegarra chats with Jon about his personal relationship with Gustavo Gutiérrez, the ongoing work of liberation theology, and our current political moment.
** In the Lectionary for November 17 (Ordinary 33B) ([link removed])
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Jesus tells the disciples a hard truth: nothing you see here is going to last.
by T. Denise Anderson
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** Essays by readers: Help ([link removed])
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“He said again, ‘You’re a good man,’ then added, ‘for an old man.’ Bill’s blessing felt like an ordination, at once empowering and utterly humbling.”
– Bob Cantrell, one of the winners in our latest Readers Write essay contest
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** Forgotten Voices ([link removed])
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“I am Abel who never saw it coming. I am Lazarus, raised from the dead, waiting for a second death. I am Samuel here to say that even when you’re dead they won’t leave you alone.”
poem by Scott Dalgarno
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