A resource for Sunday’s liturgy based on Luke 7:11-17
First published on 5/31/16 by Presbyterians Today magazine blog: OneChurch, Many Voices
A handless Jesus stands guard in the window of a house in Brighton
Park, on the south side of Chicago, perhaps as a reminder that we are God’s
hands. / Un Jesús sin manos hace guardia en la ventana de una casa en Brighton
Park, en el sur de Chicago, quizás como un recordatorio de que nosotros y
nosotras somos las manos de Dios.
by Magdalena I. García
We love to hear
this kind of miracle story
because it feels good to believe
that if any of our beloved children
were run over by a truck, a train, or a car,
Jesus could bring them back to life.
And yet, we struggle to interpret
this kind of miracle story
because it feels awful to know
that many of God’s beloved children
are run over by hunger, neglect, and violence,
and Jesus cannot bring them back to life.
But perhaps we have it all wrong
and the real miracle that needs to occur
is perfectly within our reach:
that our vision become clearer
and our will become stronger
so that rather than expect Jesus
to do all the work of restoration
we become committed to the healing
of our cities and our world.
Healer God, release us
from the blindness that prevents us from seeing others,
from the apathy that prevents us from approaching others,
and from the fear that prevents us from embracing others.
Rehabilitating God, give us
discerning eyes to see the needs all around us,
loving hearts to respond with compassion,
and caring hands to make a difference.
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because it feels good to believe
that if any of our beloved children
were run over by a truck, a train, or a car,
Jesus could bring them back to life.
And yet, we struggle to interpret
this kind of miracle story
because it feels awful to know
that many of God’s beloved children
are run over by hunger, neglect, and violence,
and Jesus cannot bring them back to life.
But perhaps we have it all wrong
and the real miracle that needs to occur
is perfectly within our reach:
that our vision become clearer
and our will become stronger
so that rather than expect Jesus
to do all the work of restoration
we become committed to the healing
of our cities and our world.
Healer God, release us
from the blindness that prevents us from seeing others,
from the apathy that prevents us from approaching others,
and from the fear that prevents us from embracing others.
Rehabilitating God, give us
discerning eyes to see the needs all around us,
loving hearts to respond with compassion,
and caring hands to make a difference.
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“El verdadero milagro”
Un recurso para la liturgia dominical basado en Lucas 7:11-17
Publicado originalmente el 5/31/16 por el blog de la revista Presbyterians Today: One Church, Many Voices
por Magdalena I. García
Nos encanta oír
este tipo de historia milagrosa
porque nos sentimos bien al creer
que si cualquiera de nuestros hijos e hijas amados
fueran atropellados por un camión, un tren o un carro
Jesús podría devolverlos a la vida.
Y, sin embargo, nos cuesta interpretar
este tipo de historia milagrosa
porque nos sentimos mal al saber
que muchos hijos e hijas amados de Dios
son atropellados por el hambre, el descuido y la violencia
y Jesús no puede devolverlos a la vida.
Pero quizás estamos equivocados
y el verdadero milagro que necesita ocurrir
está perfectamente a nuestro alcance:
que nuestra visión se aclare
y nuestra voluntad se fortalezca
para que en vez de esperar que Jesús
haga todo el trabajo de restauración
nosotros y nosotras nos comprometamos con la sanidad
de nuestras ciudades y nuestro mundo.
Dios Sanador, libéranos
de la ceguera que nos impide ver a los demás,
de la apatía que nos impide acercarnos a los demás,
del temor que nos impide abrazar a los demás.
Dios Rehabilitador, danos
miradas perspicaces para ver las necesidades
a nuestro alrededor,
corazones amorosos para responder con compasión,
y manos cariñosas para hacer la diferencia.
© Magdalena I. García
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