Day 5 - Crucifixion in Our Present
I have this memory from my third grade Sunday school class. We were given a big, thick metal nail, and the story of Jesus’ crucifixion was recited, but this time with all its gory details–the blood, the nakedness, the suffocation, all of it. I guess my church had decided that third grade was the big moment to tell the children the real story of Jesus’ death.
Day 4 - Transfusion [SELAH]
Please meditate on the below illustration as we reflect on how we re-imagined the relationship between spaces [sacred & profane] this week.
Day 3 - A New Siblinghood
I grew up hearing many sermons about siblinghood in the Church. Although I participated in youth ministries, young adult ministries, and women’s bible study groups throughout my life, I never felt like I had experienced sisterhood until I joined an Asian-interest sorority.
Day 2 - Janua Caeli
Indigo clouds partedThe scarlet moonHad cavernsAnd soonIts bloody seasWould flood BabylonNo one could seeThe gaze of God
Day 1 - Hineni: Beholding You, Beholding Me
I had a lover who would answer my phone calls with, “Here I am.” Such fullness of presence and attention, Simone Weil calls “the rarest and purest form of generosity.” It was potent medicine, reweaving the marrow to the soul, raveling old bindings of being unseen, unheard, disbelieved, silenced, erased, dis-appeared.
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Holding Spaces [Sacred & Profane] - Intro to Liturgy
The Liturgy section of Diverging Magazine is where we publicly explore the multi-faceted and creative faith expressions of worship within the PAAC community. Here, we will have all kinds of pieces—from theological musings and visual/mixed-media artist reflections, to poetry and fiction stories to ponder, dream, and reimagine how we can communally respond to the world around us.