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- This Side of Heaven
How might trust grow as we invite God into our dry places? This fifth Sunday of Lent, Kimberly Culbertson companions us into vulnerable places of grief, challenge, and trauma, as she considers what healing looks like in our story here and now. [Ezekiel 37]
Reflection
- Where in your life are you longing for resurrection? Can you lay that before God?
- Is there somewhere in your life where you are facing resistance to resurrection? Can you lean into Trust?
- Where have you already experienced resurrection? Can you make space for joy and gratitude?
35 min - Belonging as Witness
What parts of ourselves feel exiled? On this fourth Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack places the man born blind in conversation with the woman at the well to see how they both bear witness to the power of belonging. [John 4 & 9]
Reflection
- How might you consider sacred repair and healing for exiled parts of your life? For people exiled?
- How might you move toward more belonging for yourself and others?
- What does a commitment to Beloved Community look and sound like for you in the coming weeks?
Resources
- Book: River Flow: New & Selected Poems by David Whyte
- Book: Belonging: 5 Keys to Unlock Your Potential as a Disciple by Karoline M. Lewis
- Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human ExperienceTime Away with God by Brené Brown
33 min - Illuminating Rest
When you slow down the pace of your life what’s catching up with you? On the third Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack slows down to listen to the woman at the well and how her encounter with Jesus invites us to rest and wonder. [John 4]
Reflection
- Where might you listen for your embodied life’s need for rest?
- How might the light of day be illuminating uncomfortable realities of bias in our community?
- Is there anything you need from Jesus? In mutuality what might Jesus need from us?
Resources
- Book: Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte
- Book: Belonging: 5 Keys to Unlock Your Potential as a Disciple by Karoline M. Lewis
- Book: Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God by Ruth Haley Barton
31 min - Leaving Home
What helps us “leave home” in trust? On this second Sunday of Lent, Gena St. David sifts through our unsettling experiences of leaving the familiar in parallel with Abraham’s journey into the unknown. [Genesis 12:1-4]
Reflection
- How are you “leaving home” (identity, loyalty, authority) in this season?
- What’s helping you “leave home” in trust?
- Who are you “leaving home” with?
29 min - Naming Empire’s Enticements
What does it say about our spiritual imaginations that Lenten fasts often center on our relationship to food, drink, or media, but less often on our relationship to power? As we begin Lent, Christopher Mack examines the testing of Jesus in the wilderness through the lens of how we steward and are enticed by power. [Matthew 4:1-11]
Reflection
- Where do you feel the pull to compromise your values and purpose?
- How might the power, perks, and prestige of Empire distract us from collective action?
- Where have you seen scripture, prayer, and community used to hurt and to heal? How might this change how you engage with them in the coming weeks?
Resources
- Book: Matthew and the Margins: A Sociopolitical and Religious Reading by Warren Carter
- Book: The Jesus Way: A Conversation On the Ways that Jesus Is the Way by Eugene Peterson
- Litany: Levingston, Zhailon. “Hope: A Litany Claiming Another World Is Possible and On Its Way.” In Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice, edited by Britney Winn Lee
- Vox Values
30 min - Trust in the Midst of Uncertainty
How might uncertainty propel us deeper into the mystery and revelation of God’s grace in the midst of injustice, suffering, and oppression? Virginia Cumberbatch sits with the sense of being out of control in our chaotic and heartbreaking world to find faith in learning to trust and work toward God’s Dream when we do not currently see it. [Psalm 99:1-5]
Reflection
- How might we invite a spirit of exploration and curiosity in the midst of uncertainty?
- How can the uncertainty or mystery of our human condition embolden us in our faith and in our purpose?
- What’s one thing this week you can invite spirit led revelation?
Resources
- Book: The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone
- Book: Shoutin’ In the Fire: An American Epistle by Danté Stewart
- Dance: The Dance Theatre of Harlem
- Instagram Social Media Account: @BlackLiturgies Project by Cole Arthur Riley
- Song: “Man of Your Word” by Maverick City
35 min - What Does it Mean to be Reconciled?
How does relational conflict feel inside us? Gena St. David delves into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount to share a hopeful practice for navigating conflict with others, make amends, and embody peace. [Matthew 5:21-24]
Reflection
- Who are you currently separated from (externally or internally)?
- How might you talk with them about your role in the separation?
- What might change (be reconciled) inside you after talking with them?
28 min - Embodying Our Identity
How are we invited to live out the identity that Christ offers us? Weylin Lee invites us to embody Jesus’ images of salt and light as we collaborate in God’s work, reveal injustice, and see scripture as wisdom rather than a rulebook. [Matthew 5:13-18]
Reflection
- How can we participate and collaborate in God´s work around us?
- Where are the injustices we are invited to reveal and uncover?
- How might we engage scripture as a journey to wisdom?
Resources
- Book: Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women by Grace Ji-Sun Kim
- Book: How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How an Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers–and Why That’s Great News by Peter Enns
- TV Show: Hulu’s The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
26 min - Come On Down
Where do you return for renewal when your heart feels heavy with sorrow? Christopher Mack holds recent national tragedies up to the beatitudes and wonders how they invite us into an alternative to the violence of our world, while simultaneously creating space for us to process the hardships we encounter while partnering for God’s Justice. [Matthew 5:3-12]
Reflection
- Where do I most struggle to see God present and enveloping my own life?
- Is there a situation or group in your world where it’s hard to imaging God? How might you open yourself to Radical Love?
- What invitation in the beatitudes might there be for action and contemplation this week?
Resources
- Book: Shoutin’ In the Fire: An American Epistle by Danté Stewart
- Book: The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes by Mark Scandrette
- Book: Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice Edited by Britney Winn Lee
- Art: The Mothership Designed by George Clinton, Peter Larkin, Jules Fisher
- Art: The Mothership (Capsule) Created by Jefferson Pinder
28 min - Cruciform Care
How is Jesus revealed through our community? Christopher Mack reflects on the messiness of community and how the cross leads us into solidarity with the marginalized as our personal and communal wounds are mended. [1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17-18]
Reflection
- Where do you experience the wounds of severed community?
- How might the cruciform power of Jesus bring care to your pain?
- What creative redemptive foolishness might you be invited to participate in?
Resources
- Book: Forgiveness and Reparation, the Healing Journey by Mpho Tutu van Furth
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About Vox Veniae Podcast
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The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with…
a benediction each and every week.