{"id":18343,"date":"2024-03-13T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=18343"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:44:27","slug":"season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/03\/season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 22: Episode 4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are taking a break from our conversations with Curt and his book <em>The Deepest Place<\/em> to talk about a different aspect of suffering: the communal, unmerited suffering that comes from oppression. Friend of the Transforming Center, Leo Ayala, is back with us to discuss this important topic. Leo and Ruth talk about the suffering his community in Puerto Rico has suffered as a part of the colonization and oppression of his country. Leo shares how no one taught him how to suffer in a Christian way and the particular problem of a faith without lament. Finally, Leo gives us practices and processes that help this kind of collective suffering form durable hope.<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Leo Ayala served as a family pastor for over 15 years and later as lead pastor. For four years, he has been recovering from burnout, anxiety disorder, and depression. On his journey to heal his soul and develop new life rhythms, he completed <em>Transforming Communities<\/em> 15 and 18 with the Transforming Center. He is finishing a DMin. in Spiritual Formation on the topic of spirituality during seasons of disorientation. He is a liaison pastor for the Caminando Juntos (Urban Strategies) program, where he looks to improve the holistic well-being of Latino pastors.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\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); height: 150px;\" title=\"S22 Ep4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=z6vzt-15961b0-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&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-twenty-two\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 22<\/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 style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in the episode:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4b2Sa1g\"><em>The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0 <\/em>by Curt Thompson<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prophetic-Lament-Justice-Troubled-Times\/dp\/0830836942\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AMT0I053KXZW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qJO88aC0ibdHleB3bWrrT605ikatZN9ABfN7X0kqZMe21315fZk0t7i55ew47ZAgPMF6rRgmW2Hym7yDnGQG5KJIJI82dHIFjup5M8BICfE.a609xpub4RVlYHp8Z4asvRAkRRkTo_P7Xo89zoEA-gY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=prophetic+lament+soong+chan+rah&amp;qid=1710783550&amp;sprefix=prophetic+lament%2Caps%2C98&amp;sr=8-1\">Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Soong-Chan Rah<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2023\/04\/season-19-lent-week-6-lament-saying-no-to-triumphalism\/\">Season 19: Lent Week 6 episode with Soong-Chan Rah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are now accepting applications for <em>Transforming Community<\/em> 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This season will not follow the lectionary readings as closely as past seasons. Scripture for Lent 2024 can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/lections.php?year=B&amp;season=Lent\">HERE.<\/a> A digital version of our reflections for Lent resource,<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/lent-reflections-cycle-pdf-personal-use\/pd\/34214DF?event=ESRCG\">Lent: A Season of Returning <\/a><\/em>is available for purchase in our bookstore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nO Sacred Head, Now Wounded from <em>Lent Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! <strong>This season patrons will receive weekly bonus episodes entitled \u201cThe Work,\u201d where Curt and Ruth will discuss and provide practical and applicable practices that open us up to God\u2019s presence in our suffering so that durable hope can be formed. <\/strong>Become a patron today by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">our Patreon page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\"><strong>Transforming Center<\/strong><\/a><strong> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\"><strong><em>Transforming Community<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/strong>\u00a0 Delivered 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! We are now accepting applications for <em>Transforming Community<\/em> 20! Use the code Podcast20 to receive $50 off your application fee. Learn more and apply <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copywrite\">*this post contains affiliate links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are taking a break from our conversations with Curt and his book The Deepest Place to talk about a different aspect of suffering: the communal, unmerited suffering&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[4583],"class_list":["post-18343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-season-22"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Season 22: Episode 4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering - Transforming Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/03\/season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Season 22: Episode 4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This week we are taking a break from our conversations with Curt and his book The Deepest Place to talk about a different aspect of suffering: the communal, unmerited suffering&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/03\/season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transformingcenter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-13T11:00:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-18T18:44:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"625\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TransformingCtr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TransformingCtr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/03\/season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/03\/season-22-episode-4-hope-in-the-midst-of-collective-suffering\/\",\"name\":\"Season 22: Episode 4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering - 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