Be Still and Go

"No one should ever have to grieve or suffer alone."

How can you come alongside people who are experiencing grief or suffering?

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John 19:26-27
“He said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’
Then to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Phil Tom. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Mortality by Podington Bear.

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"Our faith calls us to a practice of active hope."

In your own words, how would you describe active hope?

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Psalm 27:1-3
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amy Lunde-Whitler. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Light in the Dark by Moments.

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"According to Jesus the way that we show that we belong to his movement is that we love one another and that we act out our love by being kind to one another."

How has someone shown you kindness recently? How can you show kindness to someone today?

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John 13:35
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Cameron Trimble. The cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water was performed by Victory Boyd. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Reflections by Wild Wonder, and The Darkness Cannot Harm You by Birds of Norway. Samples include audio from the 2001 film "Wit" featuring Christopher Lloyd and Emma Thompson.

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Visit www.CameronTrimble.com to find out more about Rev. Cameron Trimble. Visit www.ConvergenceUS.org to find out more about her work with Convergence.

Visit www.VictoryBoyd.com to find out more about Victory Boyd. Visit https://youtu.be/lxjwn4DD87E to see the video of her performing Bridge Over Troubled Water at The Riverside Church on March 19, 2019.

"In paradise, we all have names."

What are people calling you today?
What will you hear when you enter paradise?
What do you call yourself?

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Luke 23:43
“Truly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Buona Sera by Sam Barsh

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"What happens when our inheritance is the fruit of stolen land and lies, built on a history of selective truths?"

There's nothing simple about it.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Charlene Wingate. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Battle Hymn of the Republic by Bob Minner, John Brown's Body by Gloria Jane, and Rivers by Makenna Susan.

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“It’s not enough for me to sit on the sidelines and throw rocks but I need to be part of helping to do something, whatever I can."

What is God calling you to be a part of?

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This episode features a conversation with Dr. Ronald Lonesome and was originally released on March 15, 2020. Dr. Lonesome passed away in August of 2020 and was a part of The Riverside Church since the 1981. This episode was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Backwater by Podington Bear.

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"Black forgiveness is a continuation of the use of religion to console white fear, to ease white guilt, to atone for white sins, to coddle white fragility. Forgiveness for the crucified today, for people marked as Black by the European gaze, has always been used to calm Black anger, to chastise Black rage, to curb Black tears, to cool Black righteous indignation."

How do you navigate the tension that you feel around forgiveness?

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Luke 23:34
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

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This episode was written and recorded by Minister Richard X III. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Fading Light by Holiday on the Moon.

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"I pray that the weeping of my body will turn my salted tears into sweet waters for the birds, for the animals, for the trees, and for my children."

What are you weeping for?

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Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says the Lord:
A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
she refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear and Lineage by Shimmer.

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"The cross on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday is not a victory mark. It is a cold and it's a broken hallelujah. Because ours is a faith that resists triumphalism, resists any attempt to downplay or spiritualize suffering. Our hallelujahs and our hope are always rooted in the truth of suffering, not its erasure. And this is good news, that we are not part of a victory march. We are part of a beloved community, arm in arm, praying, loving, serving, rejoicing, weeping, forgiving, seeking justice, helping each other walk the mile and bear the load on our group walk to Golgotha and into new life."

How have you experienced a cold and broken hallelujah in your life?

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Joel 2:12-13
Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.

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This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, and Downwind by Lincoln Davis.

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"The season of Lent invites us to journey with the weight of our humanity, our morality, the ashes we feel imposed upon our brow, a reminder that we are human and every human emotion - especially lament - is valid."

What do you need to lament during this season?

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Psalm 13:1
"How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?"

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This episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms and Hearts Aflutter by Podington Bear.

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