Jesus' tears of mercy show us new dimensions of who God is and just how much God loves us... and if you're feeling entombed right now, for any reason whatsoever, Jesus says, "Roll away the stone. Come out. Live well." - "Jesus Wept" by Rev. @KajiDousa
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"When you’re deeply grieving, your aperture is pretty closed. Not very much light can make its way in. But by the grace of God: little by little - you let the light come in. Let the light in, my love." - "Widen the Aperture" by Rev. @KajiDousa
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"This week, we turn back to the Gospels with a fiery text from Matthew about the afterlife. I’ll be using a metaphor from technology to help us to dig into what I think Jesus is getting at in this condemnatory text. Worship promises to be powerful, indeed!" - Rev. @KajiDousa
If our prayers begin with the presupposition, "God knows," then we end up handing over our deepest needs to God. And in so doing, we open the space within ourselves for God to make the changes we need.
- "God Knows" by Rev. @KajiDousa
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On "The Common Good" podcast, host Doug Pagitt talks with pastor & activist Rev. @KajiDousa about being profiled & retaliated against by U.S. Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security for providing aid to migrants along the US/Mexico border. https://t.co/4ojGhg6Nh3
God is NEVER done. God said: you thought death was the end? Watch me now! Look at Jesus! He is risen! He is risen! He is risen!
- "Dayenu: Resurrection Sunday" by The Rev. @KajiDousa
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“With this decision," said Rev. @KajiDousa, "I see the hand of God bending the arc toward justice... This righteous ruling gives me the chance to get back to my ministry unimpeded by government intervention.”
"No matter where you are in your life and your journey and your troubles, and all the things that might be challenging you, there is this moment of awe and wonder before you." - March 26 Sermon by Rev. @KajiDousa
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A CBP official admits in court that he had "no basis" for calling on MX authorities to apprehend @KajiDousa when she was ministering to migrants on the border, describing it as "literally creative writing."
A federal judge rules that it was retaliation. https://t.co/H5jKrZ8oiZ
Our client, the Rev. @KajiDousa: “The government’s approach—stalling, gaslighting, even lying—was entirely unconvincing to the court, and I am thrilled for the vindication." https://t.co/oJynciyjcl
"It is finished..." is it though?
- Meditation by Rev. @KajiDousa during the Good Friday worship service at The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
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Major victory for accountability & religious freedom—a federal court ruled that DHS violated Pastor @KajiDousa’s First Amendment rights by retaliating against her for ministering to migrants and refugees: https://t.co/gP6kLie6D1
"The gifts you have to share are given to you by God, you don't have to create them within yourself, you don't even have to look for them, God has already given them to you."
- "Treasure" by Rev. @KajiDousa
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"This Sunday we will pick up where we left off last week on the Epiphanies God is granting us."
- A Message from The Rev. @KajiDousa: https://t.co/NzVcGW9XkD
"I have truly loved the spirit of worship in our church over the past several weeks. Something beautiful is happening, God is present, and so are we!"
- a Message from The Rev. @KajiDousa
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"Anxiety takes us to where we aren't. But one of the gifts of the Nativity is that it reminds us to be still for just a moment and to consider all that God is doing right here and right now."
- "Christmas Day: Lo, in a Manger" by Rev. @KajiDousa
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