Processing with God: Narrative Lectionary, Liturgy, Prayers
#Advent Day 11, God of Wonder
@LauraKConnell “The traumatized brain is not open to exploration and wonder. It is imprisoned by black and white thinking, the need for certainty, and a desire to get things over with.
Good God, who whispers comfort in the midst of the chaos–
Holy Spirit, who inspires art not for any capitalistic gain but because humans need to co-create with God
Jesus, Sweet, baby Jesus who came in the form of a baby
I am reminded of all the ways you invite us to wonder
You are the God who compares us to the stars
You are the Holy Spirit who is the wild goose, heavenly dove squawking pigeon
You are the Savior who almost always answered a question with a question
And told stories mysterious stories to unfold in our heart differently according to our experiences
You are the God of openings trying to clear the way to tell us that it is ok to heal our traumas first
to let go of our black and white and the permission to sit wait and linger without fear
to look into the eyes of a baby Savior
and wonder…
Jesus comes to save us from our trauma so we can wonder once again– this is why prescribed beliefs is against my religion
Thank sweet wonder-full baby Jesus Amen
Feel free to use/share/adapt with credit to Pastor Katy Stenta, Trauma quote from Laura K.Connell
Pastor Katy has enjoyed ministry at New Covenant since 2010, where the church has solidified its community focus. She now works at Capital CFO plus as the Non Profit Director. All opinions expressed on this blog are her own and do not reflect those of Capital CFO plus. Prior to that she studied both Theology and Christian Formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also served as an Assistant Chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and as the Christian Educational Coordinator at Bethany Presbyterian at Bloomfield, NJ.
She is an writer and is published in Enfleshed, Sermonsuite, Presbyterian's today and Outlook. She writes prayers, liturgy, poems and public theology and is pursuing her doctorate in ministry in Creative Write and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
She enjoys working within and connecting to the community, is known to laugh a lot during service, and tells as many stories as possible. Pastor Katy loves reading Science Fiction and Fantasy, theater, arts and crafts, music, playing with children and sunshine, and continues to try to be as (w)holistically Christian as possible.
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