Jesus Called Them
September 11, 2012
Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary
Time
By Beth DeCristofaro
… now you have had yourselves washed,
you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and
in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 11)
Jesus departed to the mountain to pray,
and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples
to himself, and from them he chose Twelve … (Luke 6:12)
Piety
God is our refuge and our strength,
an ever-present help in distress.
Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken
and mountains quake to the depths of the sea,
Though its waters rage and foam
and mountains totter at its surging.
“Be still and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
exalted on the earth.”
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God of Jacob.
(from Psalm 46)
Study
In late May, early June, 12 women answered the
call to depart for the mountain and pray.
They said “yes” to being apostles, as the footnote to the gospel states: “’Apostle’
becomes a technical term in early Christianity for a missionary sent out to
preach the word of God.” [i] Their formation began in June. The have stilled themselves to hear the Word
and let it grace them into action as a team.
And their formation has allowed them to hear the Word from each other
and called them to leaven the Word through their actions.
This Thursday, 16 women will also answer the
call to depart to the beautiful mountains of Western Virginia to pray with
God. They will experience God’s word in
silence, laughter, tears, insight, reconciliation, liturgy, feasting, letting
go, renewing, learning, sharing, and being vulnerable to the Spirit’s
outpouring. The Word will walk within
and among them.
Action
Support The Women’s 135th
Weekend. Sign up for the Palanca Clock,
write palanca! Drive to the Mountains
for Closing! Plan ahead for the
Men’s Weekend in October.
DeColores.
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