Weekly MomenToUs

Pastor Rebecca Grate
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Weekly MomenToUs

MomenToUs is a new experimental faith community, in-person & online. We are glad you are here!

  1. 10 DE DEZ.

    Reading between the Lines: Martha and Mary

    Martha and Mary show up in the Gospels in a few short scenes, that show us Jesus’ ministry and continuing to grow and expand and that the care supporters are showing him is mutual. Jesus’ heartbreak at Lazarus’ death is real. The network of safety is strengthening as Jesus is beginning to return to supporters’ homes multiple times; this network of care and safety will be especially important as the religious and political leaders continue their plotting for Jesus’ arrest and trial. We don’t learn exactly how Martha and Mary supported Jesus’ followers after his death, but what we know from scripture indicates that would have been part of that network.   These two women also show us that Jesus is able to be present in the midst of a faith that is scrappy and vulnerable. They did not hide their sibling disagreements when they hosted Jesus at Martha’s home. They did not hide their grief and anger when Jesus didn’t show up in the time between Lazarus’ illness and his death. And, not only did they not hide it, they broadcast it in front of the entire crowd, trusting that Jesus’ love and care for them could handle a public accusation and that it would not waver.   CW: death   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6

    23min

  2. 10 DE NOV.

    Reading between the Lines: Elizabeth & Mary

    Remembering that both Mary and Elizabeth are integral to the stories of Jesus and John the Baptist, helps to shed some light on how important community and relationship is to God. Neither Jesus nor John the Baptist came into existence completely on their own. They came into existence through the limitations and wonder of very human bodies, relying on families and larger communities to raise and form them into the people they were called to be, who would disrupt the religious and political systems of that time. Communities of support have the blessing and burden of helping to form each member of the community - we see this in our world now, through families, chosen families, faith communities, service organizations, schools, and every group that we join. I wonder what lessons or phrases echoed in Jesus’ and John the Baptist’s minds as they began and led their ministries. And, which of those did they learn from their mothers? Which of those were recorded and continue to nurture our faith development today   CW: infertility, pregnancy, childbirth   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6

    30min

  3. 3 DE NOV.

    Reading between the Lines: Rahab, Ruth, & Bathsheba

    Each of these stories shows how the definition of who is included as part of God’s people continues to expand throughout the generations, pointing us ahead to the New Testament where people across the world are included in God’s people. Including these women in the genealogy of Jesus means that their entire identities and story is included, even the parts that make our stomachs churn. This points to God’s presence in the midst of hard and awful things and in the events that follow. It reminds us that there is nothing God’s people can do that will sever the relationship between God and God’s people. Their stories invite us into a practice of remembering the history of our ancestors of faith, locating ourselves and the events of our time within these ancient stories, and discerning how God is calling us to be faithful in loving, caring for, and serving our neighbors now.   CW: genocide, sex trafficking, rape, and child loss   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6

    36min

  4. 27 DE OUT.

    Reading between the Lines: Gomer

    This entire book uses the marriage between Hosea and Gomer as an extended metaphor for God’s relationship with God’s people. This doesn’t mean that we strive for infidelity in our relationships or that we force ourselves to stay in relationships where infidelity is happening.   This is a book that draws out the reality that God’s people, even today, continue to be unfaithful in how we tend our side of our relationship with God, how we worship, how we live with one another, and how we care for and serve our neighbors. Absolutely none of us get it right all of the time.   Using this as a metaphor I think does point to the persistent and relentless love of God, that seeks us out no matter how far we move away from or try to move away from God.   Gomer is a reminder that there is no place we can go where God’s love will not find us and call us back; that there is no amount we can mess up that will fully sever God’s love and relationship with us. It is never ending and irrevocable.   CW: infidelity in marriage, sexual shaming

    20min

  5. 20 DE OUT.

    Reading between the Lines: Vashti & Esther

    Sharing these stories together highlights several things: the necessity of consent in relationships, the importance of voices from the margin having access to individuals in power, the reality of treating humans as resources and commodities, a practice that continues today, the power of using your influence to advocate for marginalized people, and the importance of honesty and truth-telling in the face of abuses of power.   This isn’t a story of two meek women, pushed to the side. In this book, they are lifted up for their uses of power, one met with hostility and one met with acceptance. There are themes that are still prevalent in our world today, which means these ancient stories are still relevant, helping guide us in how we interact with and treat one another.   CW: sex trafficking, slavery   Sign up for our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6

    23min

  6. 22 DE SET.

    Reading between the Lines: Hannah

    This week on Reading between the Lines, we are learning more about the story of Hannah. Hannah’s story is a brief one, but an important part of the story of God’s people. Samuel was integral in spiritual leadership as God’s people transitioned from being led by judges to being governed by a monarchy. Her faithfulness in prayer and in honoring commitments and promises to God had used to point to God’s faithfulness even when it seems like hope should not exist. Hannah shows up in congregations and hearts across the world, through those who are bearing things that are simply too heavy to be spoken out loud, but they have the ability to show up in spaces and offer silent prayers. These are the people who appear as though they are put together, but who do not speak during worship services; it’s too hard. This is where the gift of a community steps in - the community participates in worship and prays the words out loud on behalf of the ones who simply CANNOT, until the day comes when they are able to rejoin. Hannah is a reminder that all prayer is valid and every person is welcome in God’s presence, even when religious leaders may think or say otherwise. Hannah is proof that when it feels like God is absent, God is still present.   CW: infertility

    22min

  7. 26 DE AGO.

    Reading between the Lines: Jael, Deborah, & Huldah

    This week on Reading between the Lines, we are learning more about the stories of Jael, Deborah, and Huldah.   Each of these women show up in the story of God’s people in surprising ways: Deborah as the only female judge recorded in scripture, Jael as an unexpected warrior and hero, Huldah as a female prophet within the temple. All of their stories, when added together, only make up a very small portion of the story of God’s people. And yet, their stories are included; without them the story of how God acted in the world and was present with God’s people would look different. They are reminders that even if their stories take up less space on the printed page than their male contemporaries, God will call and work through anyone, regardless of their gender and entirely because God has given them the gifts needed to lead in that particular moment.   CW: war, murder

    32min

  8. 18 DE AGO.

    Reading between the Lines: Women of Exodus

    This week on Reading between the Lines, we are learning more about the stories of the Women in Exodus.   The story of the Exodus has many layers that stand out to us based on our own histories and are embraced by different cultures. The majority of this book focuses on God’s call for Moses to lead God’s people and how God’s people respond to that leadership, especially when they are tired. But, the first few chapters of this book are heavily influenced by the overt and covert leadership and wisdom of the women and how God worked through them.   If not for Shiphrah and Puah subverting the pharaoh, many babies would have been killed.   If not for Jochebed, Miriam, and the pharaoh’s daughter, this one child to be named Moses would not have lived.   If not for Miriam’s song at the Red Sea or the Reed Sea, God’s people may not have joined together to worship and give thanks for God’s protection and presence with them.   If not for Zipporah and her sisters, her father may not have had Moses’ help for years and the Midianites and God’s people may not have been united through their marriage.   Through their stories, we see glimpses of how God calls people to do large and small things, sometimes watching from the sidelines for the right moment.   CW: slavery, infanticide, genocide, divorce   Link to survey for future events & podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yshmds8p

    28min
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MomenToUs is a new experimental faith community, in-person & online. We are glad you are here!

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  • Criado por
    Pastor Rebecca Grate
  • Anos de atividade
    2023 - 2024
  • Episódios
    53
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