Archivo del autor: Pastor Maritza

Before you speak today, ask yourself: are these words kind, necessary and true? Would I say them with Jesus in the room? Hoy a ntes de que hables, preguntate: Son estas palabras amables, necesarias y verdaderas? Las diria con Jesus presente?

Make eye contact with a homeless per- son, or a stranger. Ex- change a wordless glance that says: I see your full humanity. Manten contacto visual con una persona desamparada, o con un(a) extrañ@. Intercambia una mirada que diga: “ Veo tu humanidad”

Subtract three things from your day. Now let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love (or who loves you).

Wake up Wake up. Wake up in the mid- dle of the night. Creep quietly to the holiest place in your house. Read I Samuel 3. Listen. Despiertate, Despiertate. Despiertate en el medio de la noche. Deslizate silenciosamente al lugar más sagrado en tu casa. Lee I Samuel 3. Escucha.

Print an adult colo ring page off the web. Set an intention with God. Then lose yourself in coloring, inside or outside the lines.

Tercer Domingo en Adviento: Gozo Canta, ora o canta esta mantra apofática: Dios es gozo, Dios no es gozo, Dios no, no es falta de gozo. Third Sunday in Ad- vent: JOY
Sing, pray or chant this apophatic mantra: God is joy, God is not joy, God is not not joy.

Sneak into someone else’s church. Kneel and pray, in silence, at the altar. Look for signs that God is near. Pray for the next person whose bottom will sit there.

Spin an actual, or virtual, globe. Let your hand come to rest on a random spot. Wonder about it, then bless it deeply.