“Behind closed doors” / “A puerta cerrada”

A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on John 20:19-23

First published on 3/29/16 by Presbyterians Today magazine blog: OneChurch, Many Voices

In Quito’s historic center, the door to a place that offers first-aid services is locked and bolted. / En el centro histórico de Quito, la puerta de un lugar que ofrece servicios de primeros auxilios está cerrada y con candado.

by Magdalena I. García

Behind closed doors we

sing and praise

lament and confess

pray and supplicate

teach and preach

paint and decorate

eat and drink

bless and anoint

elect and ordain

affirm and confirm

concur and dissent

approve and amend

forgetting at times

that the whole point

of the Jesus event

is to open the door,

to go out, and to be sent.

Locksmith God,

open the doors of our hearts,

release us from the fear of endeavor,

and rescue us from the paralysis of comfort.

Dispatcher God,

affirm our faltering steps,

boost our timid efforts,

and fling us into audacious enterprises.

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“A puerta cerrada”

Un recurso para la liturgia dominical basado en Juan 20:19-23

Publicado originalmente el 3/29/16 por el blog de la revista Presbyterians Today: OneChurch, Many Voices

por Magdalena I. García

A puerta cerrada

cantamos y alabamos

lamentamos y confesamos

oramos y suplicamos

enseñamos y predicamos

pintamos y decoramos

comemos y bebemos

bendecimos y ungimos

elegimos y ordenamos

afirmamos y confesamos

coincidimos y disentimos

aprobamos y enmendamos

olvidando a veces

que el propósito

del evento Jesús

es abrir la puerta,

salir y ser enviados.

Dios Cerrajero,

abre las puertas de nuestros corazones,

líbranos del miedo al emprendimiento

y rescátanos de la parálisis de la comodidad.

Dios Despachador,

afirma nuestros pasos vacilantes,

impulsa nuestros tímidos esfuerzos

y lánzanos hacia audaces empresas.

© Magdalena I. García