Freedom Season is a time when we remember and reclaim the liberation delayed by white supremacy, and celebrate Black dignity which cannot be denied. July is Disability Pride Month and we are grateful that the Lectionary’s Freedom Season falls in this month of honoring people whose complexities are a strength, not an inconvenience.
Read MoreHonoring the anniversary of the Stonewall rebellions with prayers for and stories about the actions that are required for the fullest freedoms. On this last week of Pride month, we are trusting in the Holy Spirit to help us and hold us, and bring to mind all of the pride who took action so that we could be free. And we are celebrating Black Music Month with a June Jams playlist.
Read MoreLiberating community in the power of the Holy Spirit means loving everybody that God loves, in the way that reflects God’s true love for them. This week we are committing to live in love, and to connect to each other through the Holy Spirit who lives in all God’s children. This is how we will learn to live together in community.
Read MoreKeeping the faith with some of God’s most beloved creative minds. Praying through Pentecost power for more power and peace among people who celebrate pride. Myrna Summers voice and Pauli Murray’s wisdom direct us. Breath prayers and a lyrical reflection are the grounding elements for holding on when we aren’t sure there’s any proof a change is coming.
Read MoreIt’s right and good that Black Music Month, Pride Month, and Pentecost season cross paths this month. We are celebrating God’s powerful purpose, studying the ancient story of pentecost, and sharing our favorite genres of Black music.
Read MoreIt has been a season of mourning in our world these past few weeks. How do we view the ascension of Jesus? We receive encouragement from pastoral voices and the music ministry of soul legends Roperta and Donnie, all to remind us of the promise that earth has no sorrows which heaven cannot cure.
Read MoreCelebrating the Ascension of Jesus with foremothers whose work reflects the power of God's purpose, Mary Church Terrell's vision gives us voice in this week's reflection. Daily readings from the first two chapters of Hebrews.
Read MoreRising up for our rights and our people: this is part of the resurrection’s power too. Even when we feel defeated, abandoned or afraid, we have a living God who speaks life and raises our power from the threats of oppression and death that so often surround us. Mama Maya’s voice is the reflection that closes out this resurrection season.
Read MoreResting near the cross? Is that possible. when what we have witnessed has caused us to mourn so deeply? Let’s explore the vision of freedom and community, present even in our most trying times, provided to us by a Savior who mothers us in ways we could never imagine.
Read MoreFaith for Justice stands with child-bearing people of all genders, clergy and communities of faith who are fighting for reproductive freedom, which includes access to legal abortion care. We believe that reproductive justice is part of racial justice.
Read MoreReadings about the person of Jesus and the power of his work in us for new life. This week’s prayer and meditations are fervent pleas for everyone who is struggling with doubt, loss and grief during this resurrection season. Where is God when we find it hard to hold on to Their promise?
Read MoreResurrection also means a return. For Peter, Jesus’s disciple, a return is experienced after his denial. When we are afraid, when we feel threatened, when we feel out of control or uncertain of what is yet to come, we often make mistakes. Listen to the voices of experts in trying again after failure and see the continuing impact of this season of life.
Read More#WomenBearingWitness is our theme this Resurrection Season. Jesus appears first to the community of believers that were often considered last. Read the reflection and hear from the voices of Gwendolyn, and Georgia Douglas Johnson.
Read MoreThis week we talk about the passion of Jesus. We will read scriptures that detail his work of redemption and healing, and reflect on how that impacts our caring for creation. Join us in breath prayers, hear from Kenyan activist Dr. Wangari Maathai, and prepare to be humming “He’s got the whole world in his hands”.
Read MoreThis week’s theme is healing from the wounds of mass incarceration, especially as perpetrated by religious systems and figures. We breaking bread and chains with Assata Shakur, John the Baptist and artists whose work behind walls still sings songs of freedom. Daily readings continue from John’s gospel and Isaiah’s prophecies.
Read MoreLent x Women’s History Month closes out with reflection on Deborah the Judge, in a time when much of the white man-focused world would seek to hinder such power. Daily readings continue from Isaiah’s prophecy and the gospel of John.
Read MoreWe are learning from our little ones and participating in God’s promise that our children will have great peace, and be taught by God. Read on for daily readings, music for meditation, and a reflection on the power of well protected children.
Read MoreOur theme for the second week of Lent is Healing Ableism. Use the daily readings from the prophet Isaiah and the gospel of John. Find the full stories of healing in history and the bible in the Lent Devotional, linked in this week’s entry. Read the reflection on God’s mosaic of abilities and use the breath prayers from Rev. Aaron Rogers in this week’s blog.
Read MoreWe practice Lent for Liberation. This week’s theme is Generational Healing. Find stories of healing in history and the bible, read the reflection on Generational Healing and use the breath prayers from Rev. Aaron Rogers, in this week’s blog. Also included is the FFJ Playlist, and a bonus round up of some of our favorite titles for reading during Womxn’s History Month.
Read MoreFaith is the substance of the things we hope for, and the evidence of things unseen. By faith we remember and repeat the stories of the ancestors. This week we are reading about our ancestors in the faith, and praying a litany harmonizing one of the greatest works born of Blackness, with an earnest plea for learning how to love.
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