Thirty Seconds or Less

Our tendency has been to respond to God’s covenant with greed instead of gratitude, dismissal instead of attention, confident ignorance instead of loving curiosity. The prophets criticize this and don’t we know it today. Download the full episode The post The Cool of the Day appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Those made poor are invisible, expendable. Women are at constant risk. People of color are in the crosshairs of even those, too many of them, sworn to serve and protect. Prisons are 21st century plantations. Love has boundaries inconsistent with the wonder of God’s creation. So how dare we hope. The message of the cross... The post This Is Our Boast appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Repentance is a realignment, not an apology. Repentance is picking yourself up, stepping back into the movement, and being fully present in spite of yourself. Repentance is looking up from your white guilt or your mansplaining or your privileged navel-gazing and setting your eyes on the horizon of justice. Repentance is whispering to yourself, “I... The post A Decentering Prayer appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

There is a piece of the divine in me and in all of us. And we are called to unleash this love and justice, this divine spark, in the world around us, to show the world what God looks like, to be the hands and feet and face of God in a broken and fractured... The post God Has Hands appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Today we show up for the ashes, asking to be marked by the dust, acknowledging that sometimes things break, even us. Our lives crack and fissure and today we remember that we are dust. Download the full episode The post Ash Wednesday appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Love has a scar in the center of her belly where her umbilical cord was severed. Love was born in mucus and blood, frightened and helpless. Love wears a skin which records her history in wrinkles and scars. Love is flesh and that flesh is anything but invincible. Which is not to say that love... The post Love Has Scars appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Love. The advent is the bridge of love between unreachable places. The love takes us all into each other’s destinies in love and care. Advent is about a bridge between you and me. There was a fear between you and me but God crossed it. There was anxiety between you and me but God crossed... The post The Bridge Of Love appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Waiting for the results, our hearts break at the news. We break because we love one another. We gather because we need one another. We resist because we love the possibilities of We the People. We mourn because we love the Earth. We unite because Love must triumph through us. Rising Courage, Vulnerability, Faith… Seeking... The post Unto Us All appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

I moved to the States when I was twelve years old. I always lived with my mom, I didn’t have my father around and my role model was my uncle John, American. I met him when I was twelve and a half, thirteen. The first thing I remember was shaking his hand, his hand was... The post I Love You appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

When I have a decision to make, there is usually some fear involved. I am afraid I’ll fail; I won’t have enough time, or money, or talent, or strength, or whatever. I can make my decision based on those fears. Or, I can remember that I have chosen Love, and Love has chosen me. And... The post Choose To Act appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.