To enter this lovely Advent Season of waiting in joyful hope, we're going to mix it up a little on the podcast. Rather than the usual reflection, I’ll offer a guided prayer, a simple reflection on a Scripture passage. I'll share a few of my thoughts and also leave a space of silence for your prayer. I hope Spirit will speak to each of us, and you’re welcome to share your thoughts with me. Let’s hold each other in prayer over these sacred days.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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I wonder if this feast of Christ the King is as much about Christ’s leadership as it is about our call to serve. As Christ’s disciples, we use our gifts in the service of mission and, like Christ, we use any power we have to serve people.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
Here’s a link to Dr. Brené Brown’s book Strong Ground: the Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit, that’s referenced in the episode: https://brenebrown.com/book/strong-ground/
I hope you check it out!
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God is with us however we are — when we feel like quitting or when we persevere, when we feel happy or just way less sad. If the world is ending, God is in that, and if it’s not but it just feels pretty desolate, God’s with us in that too. However we find ourselves these days, I hope we can turn toward God in love and trust.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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We are the living, breathing temples of the Holy One, and so we advocate on behalf of the Holy One for the vulnerable and oppressed people around us. We will flip all the tables until everyone has a place at the table.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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You can find all of the Scripture readings from the lectionary here: https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar
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This week we're mixing up a little on the podcast, and so there will be two of us reflecting on this beautiful reading from the Book of Wisdom for All Souls Day. We'll share our insights, and as we do, we hope the Spirit will speak to you too!
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP and Sister Alice Gerdeman, CDP
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God wants us as we are. No bravado, no discarding our own worth. God receives us – all that we are, our past, our present, our brokenness and giftedness — the whole of each of us. God loves us however we show up. And God always shows up for us.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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Some things are worth fighting for, and we stand together and carry what we need to carry and hold each other up. However, there are times when we must lie down before God and find rest. Our God, who doesn’t need to be pestered to listen, is with us.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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The more that I, and we, live and grow into the fullness of being to which God calls us, the more we belong to God and ourselves. When we belong like that, we’ll find belonging wherever we are.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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Even if we aren’t feeling it and we sort of quiet quit our spiritual lives for a minute, God never quits on us. The Holy Spirit will fuel and fan our fires and stir up our spiritual lives. So, Beloved, stir into flame the gift of God that you have, or just be patient. God will stir it up soon enough.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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Prophets comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, and maybe that's what our prophets are doing -- afflicting us until we shift our expectations and attitudes. Attitude shifts are often uncomfortable for me, but that’s okay. A little discomfort never hurt me and, in fact, sometimes it helps me to grow.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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There’s probably never been a time when there weren’t deceitful people, but our present age feels particularly corrupt. As we acknowledge this and negotiate it as bestwe can, we can be single-hearted in following God and loving other people. Thanks be to God for prudence and guidance and for the gift of each other for supportand care.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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As we commemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the HolyCross, we might wonder why we celebrate the cross, a symbol of suffering and death. I don’t know about you, but when I’m in the midst of my own pain, my first reaction is not to praise it. Why would I rejoice in it? Let’s see whatthe Spirit has to say to us about the crosses in our lives . . .
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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It seems like Jesus is asking us to make a strategy around our discipleship, planning like we would do if we were doing a building project. But how do you plan in the spiritual life, especially as a finite human in the face of the omniscient mystery of God?
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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Jesus is calling us to alignment between our attitudes and our actions, an authentic living out of our faith. He's interested in transforming the whole of us, and if we’re open, we allow that transformation to happen, just as it happened to him.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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What if we stopped worrying about worthiness? God, with great pleasure, wastes God’s big, crazy love on us, like a giant waterfall. What if we were to simply receive God’s abundant love and mercy?
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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We encounter Jesus as he heals a deaf person with the words, “Be opened.” His invitation to openness shows that the problem isn’t an illness that can be cured but a closedness that can opened. How open are you when it comes to speaking your truth? When it comes to listening to others? How open is your heart?
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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God cared for the first Christians in their time of distress, and God is caring for us too. We, too, will navigate through it, and as we’re dealing with it all, why not give ourselves over to the comfort of God’s care?
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
Here's a link to the episode of the Hidden Brain Podcast in which Shankar Vedantam interviews psychologist Ethan Kross on “How to Harness Your Feelings.” https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-to-harness-your-feelings/
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All things are possible with God, and people can change if we want to. If we’re open, we can grow into the people God calls us to be. It’s not something we can do on our own, but with God’s help, all things are possible.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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There’s a lot going on in this Gospel, and the quick pace makes it seem like Jesus’s life is an action-packed adventure with lots of people who need help. Are these encounters just part of a busy day in the life of Jesus, or do they have much to tell us about the healing ministry of Jesus – for those in the story and for us too.
by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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Whether we stay or go, God is still with us. Christ accompanies us, and we accompany Christ in the company of each other. Yes, sometimes it’s hard. Sometimes we don’t want to persevere, but somehow, by the grace of God, we do. How could we not? To whom shall we go? by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP
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