{"id":15178,"date":"2021-12-15T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=15178"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:26:05","slug":"season-14-advent-week-4-saying-yes-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2021\/12\/season-14-advent-week-4-saying-yes-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 14: Advent Week 4 | Saying Yes to God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season we invite you to walk through Advent by engaging with the lectionary Scripture readings and listening for what God might want to say through them. In each episode, Ruth and members of the Transforming Center staff will read and reflect on the themes of Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary for Advent together.<\/p>\n<p>In this conversation, we discussed the prayers for and of indifference and how we are personally wrestling with them, particularly as we engage with the story of Mary and Elizabeth this week. Ruth uses another one of Drew Jackson\u2019s poems to spark conversation about God\u2019s practice of speaking through the disgraced and marginalized members of society.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Season 14: Advent Week 4 | Saying Yes to God\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ds7pg-115252e-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-fourteen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 14<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/Christian\/Books\/easy_find?Ntt=god+speaks+through+wombs&amp;N=0&amp;Ntk=keywords&amp;action=Search&amp;Ne=0&amp;event=ESRCQ&amp;nav_search=1&amp;cms=1&amp;ps_exit=KEYWORD%7Clegacy&amp;ps_domain=transformingcenter\">God Speaks Through Wombs<\/a><\/em> by Drew Jackson<\/p>\n<p>For more on discernment and the Prayer of Indifference see chapter 7 of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/sacred-rhythms-arranging-lives-spiritual-transformation\/ruth-barton\/9780830833337\/pd\/833331?event=ESRCN\">Sacred Rhythms<\/a><\/em> by Ruth Haley Barton or Season 1 Episode 7 of the <em>Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership<\/em> podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/05\/episode-7-art-practice-spiritual-discernment\/\"><em>The Art and Practice of Spiritual Discernment.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come Thou Long Expected Jesus from <em>Advent Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mary\u2019s Song of Praise from<em> Advent Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This podcast season is designed to be a companion to this year\u2019s updated <em>Advent Reflections<\/em>, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus, Come: Walking Through the Advent Season Together, Year C.\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/reflections-digital-version-corresponding-liturgies-families\/9798985084900\/pd\/084901?event=ESRCN#CBD-PD-Description\">The Advent Bundle<\/a> includes both the softcover and digital edition of the <em>Advent Reflections<\/em> and a set of 5 corresponding Advent Liturgies to print out and pray as a family or with others. It is available now in <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/\">our online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This month, $10 Patrons receive a weekly guided audio Lectio Divina practice with one of the passages of scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary. <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">Become a Patron<\/a> today to receive these practices.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in going further with your own spiritual transformation? We are still accepting applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\"><em>Transforming Communit<\/em>y 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>The\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Transforming Center<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Transforming Community<\/i><\/b><\/a><b>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season we invite you to walk through Advent by engaging with the lectionary Scripture readings and listening for what God might want to say through them. 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