... reviving the soul. psalm 19:7
i am at the united nations commission on the status of women in new york this weekend. being able to even be in the presence of an international conversation like this is beyond my dreams in so many ways.
i arrived this evening, just in time for the de-briefing dinner of ecumenical women, who gathers all the faith-based advocates for cooperative work. they used lots of lingo i didn't understand, and i felt lost, in a strange position of limbo in the church. but hearing a woman from halfway around the world express humor-filled frustration at being at a bible study full of patriarchy and without context showed me that there is so much for me to be inspired and empowered by this weekend. i hope to have many of my inner myths busted and to continue to grow in the way i understand the world i hope to minister to.
when i return, i will preach on psalm 19 at bethel presbyterian. reading it this evening, i realized that the presence of many (all?) of the Christian women here in the spirit of this psalm. knowing that the law of God is good and just--to all people, women and children equally included--they are fighting for a world where those laws are upheld.
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