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I am inspired by you (collectively).
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In last week's email, I asked you what you'd reflected on during Good Friday or Easter this year. I received many responses; they were vulnerable and beautiful and sad and, perhaps above all, filled with hope.
I always love hearing from you all, which is why I invite replies every week. This time was even more special. You shared candid reflections about death, illness, war, violence, forgiveness, solitude, and more. But woven through these painful emails were the reality of Christ's solidarity and the hope of Christ's resurrection.
These themes tie in with several new pieces at the Century. We have a poem about Jesus standing at the door ([link removed]) , an article about God's gift of tears ([link removed]) , and a theologically rich interview with Rowan Williams ([link removed]) . Plus there's plenty more below.
Email me: Do you have hope? If so, what inspires it?
Jon Mathieu
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This week's top articles:
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** Eastern wisdom for western Christians ([link removed])
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“I want to say to the quarrelsome Western church, 'What if you just looked at something else?'"
Tim Jones interviews Rowan Williams
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** Christ sighting: Easter Monday ([link removed])
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Christ comes, a knock on the door when I least
expect him. Espresso in hand I pop open
the screen door that sticks in every kind
of weather. . . . .
poem by Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
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** Tears are a gift from God ([link removed])
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“Essential things that we know to be dear or wrong have a way of taking up residence in our hearts, often drawing us closer to God and bringing us to tears.”
by Peter W. Marty
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** Living by the Word for May 1 (Easter 3C) ([link removed])
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The apostle Paul had an overlooked supporting cast.
by Kiki Barnes
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** QAnon moms ([link removed])
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“Social media platforms’ measures to try to curb the influence of QAnon moms were too late; the damage had already been done. Furthermore, they didn’t really stop QAnon content. They just pushed it underground.”
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
** Sunflower, Marigold, Red Winter Berries, by Tania Yurchenko ([link removed])
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“Tania Yurchenko was forced to leave Ukraine with her 14-year-old daughter while her husband and son stayed in the military draft. She is finding some support for herself and for family in Ukraine by selling her work through her Etsy shop.”
art commentary by Lil Copan
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