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<\/a><\/p>\nWeek 4: Transformed in the Wilderness<\/h2>\n\u201cThey ate the crops of the land\u201d (Joshua 5:12)<\/h3>\nRead<\/h4>\n\n- Joshua 5:9-12<\/li>\n
- Psalm 32<\/li>\n
- 2 Corinthians 5:16-21<\/li>\n
- Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/h4>\nReflect<\/h4>\n
The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time the Hebrews, who left Egypt under God\u2019s care, had so longed to see: the end of their exodus and the beginning of their life in the Promised Land of Canaan. No longer would their food rain down from the heavens; now, they would be fed by their own produce:<\/p>\n
The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year (Joshua 5:12).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Certainly, the people\u2019s entrance into the Promised Land is not the end of their dependence on God. Their food may no longer miraculously fall from the sky, but a new miracle springs from the land God created and is nurtured by farmers who embody God\u2019s creative care. Settling in Canaan is just the beginning of the story of God\u2019s people \u2014 not the end.<\/p>\n
But there is a transformation in the now-settled people, evident in the difference between manna from heaven and \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d In the common language of today\u2019s world, we might call this the difference between charity and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
The church has been involved in responding to human need, especially hunger, since its very beginning. The sacrament of Holy Communion began as a full meal in the Christian community, particularly for those who otherwise might not have been able to feed themselves. By the second and third centuries, care for people who were hungry or poor was so central to the church\u2019s identity that bishops, whose roles included managing the church\u2019s social ministries, were sometimes called \u201clovers of the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeding people who hunger is still crucial to the church\u2019s identity. Our latest survey data show that well over 70% of ELCA congregations participate in direct-feeding ministries. Early numbers indicate that over 95% of congregations participate in some form of response to hunger. Feeding ministries can be crucial lifelines for the more than 38 million people in the United States who are uncertain of their next meal. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with sudden job loss and supply chain shortages, feeding ministries such as these swiftly adapted to meet the exploding need. This was critical support, particularly for those neighbors unable to access social safety-net programs such as SNAP or the federal stimulus payments.<\/p>\n
Feeding ministries stand at the forefront of hunger work, providing opportunities for neighbors to build relationships and for communities to draw together toward effective solutions. But ending hunger requires more. As theologian Samuel Torvend has written, \u201cIn addition to charitable response is discerning why people \u2026 are suffering in the first place. And that moves us from charitable giving \u2026 into asking the larger question, which is, \u2018Why is there injustice? What is it within the larger system in which people live that produces this kind of suffering?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind the long lines at food pantries and the pallets of goods at food banks lies the reality that ending hunger will require more than food. There are some times when we must focus our efforts together on meeting immediate need. But at all times, the church is called to something more.<\/p>\n
The church\u2019s work in hunger responds not only to a problem but to a promise. We know by faith that hunger is not what God intends, that the One who created and sustains us is leading us to a future in which all will be fed, as surely as God led our ancestors through the desert to the Promised Land. The response of the church is rooted in the larger witness of faith holding that the systems and conditions that create scarcity are wrong, and that we can still create a life of security and sufficiency, even on this side of the fullness of God\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n
In Pueblo County, Colo., Posada accompanies neighbors who experience homelessness as they work together toward this vision. With support from ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspires to provide for the immediate needs of people who lack stable housing while enabling them to address the problems that have led to their situation. Daniel is one of many people Posada has worked with to secure housing. Assisted by Posada, Daniel was able to transition from a long-term care facility to stable housing that he can call his own. Posada continues to work with him so that he can pay for utilities.<\/p>\n
Posada helps neighbors meet their most immediate needs, connecting them to programs that offer funds for food and shelter. But the work doesn\u2019t stop there; Posada works with neighbors to secure the housing, support and stability they will need to thrive in the future.<\/p>\n
As Moses and the Hebrews left Egypt, they were sustained by God\u2019s gift of manna. This food from heaven satisfied their hunger and helped them survive their time in the wilderness. But God had more in store for them \u2014 not just an end to their hunger but a new life and hope, a future as a people renewed in their relationship to God, to each other and to a land
\nthey could call their own. Eating their fill of manna was not the end but the means, allowing them to reach a place where they would thrive on \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amid our own trial and challenge during a pandemic that stretched our food systems and charitable ministries to near-capacity, we might forget the vision that inspires the church\u2019s hunger ministries in the first place. But during Lent, a season of self-reflection and renewal, the crossing over of the Hebrews from the wilderness to Gilgal, where they would become the nation Israel, reminds us of that vision. We cling to this promise that God will provide not just manna today but \u201ccrops of the land\u201d tomorrow, granting us a new opportunity to build community and share in God\u2019s journey toward a just world where all are fed.<\/p>\n
This is the vision that inspires, motivates and shapes the many ways this church is active in the world, responding not just to the problem of hunger but to the promise of God for a future in which all who are weary \u2014 from journeying, from struggling, from working, from waiting \u2014 will find rest.<\/p>\n
Ask<\/h4>\n\n- What does \u201chome\u201d mean to you? What do you think it meant for the Israelites to settle in their new home and to eat the crops of their own land?<\/li>\n
- How might uncertainty about housing impact other aspects of someone\u2019s life?<\/li>\n
- What might Posada\u2019s ministry say about what it means to be the people of God? How does addressing housing insecurity reflect the church\u2019s calling to be the people of God?<\/li>\n
- Consider your community. What housing issues do you and your neighbors face? How might your congregation be part of addressing these issues?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Pray<\/h4>\n
God of our wanderings and our settling, you guided your people through the wilderness with gifts of manna and water to sustain them. Be with us in our own times of uncertainty and fear. Send your Spirit among us, that your church may be a sign of welcome in the world. When we are comfortable, open our hearts to our neighbors’ discomfort. When we are uncomfortable, sustain us with hope and courage. Bless us, that we may be blessings to one another. In your name we pray, amen.<\/p>\n
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SEMANA 4: Transformados en el desierto<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cEl pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra\u201d (Josu\u00e9 5:12).
\nLecturas: Josu\u00e9 5:9-12; Salmo 32; 2 Corintios 5:16-21; Lucas 15:1-3, 11b-32.<\/p>\n
La lectura de Josu\u00e9 para esta semana es breve, pero relata el tiempo que los hebreos, que salieron de Egipto bajo el cuidado de Dios, hab\u00edan anhelado ver: el fin de su \u00e9xodo y el comienzo de su vida en la Tierra Prometida de Cana\u00e1n. Su alimento ya no iba a llover m\u00e1s de los cielos; ahora iban a ser alimentados por sus propios productos:<\/p>\n
Desde ese momento dej\u00f3 de caer man\u00e1, y durante todo ese a\u00f1o el pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra (Josu\u00e9 5:12).<\/em><\/p>\nCiertamente, la entrada de la gente en la Tierra Prometida no es el fin de su dependencia de Dios. Tal vez su comida ya no cae milagrosamente del cielo, pero un nuevo milagro brota de la tierra que Dios cre\u00f3 y es cultivado por agricultores que encarnan el cuidado creativo de Dios. Establecerse en Cana\u00e1n es s\u00f3lo el comienzo de la historia del pueblo de Dios \u2014no el final.<\/p>\n
Pero hay una transformaci\u00f3n en la gente ahora asentada, evidente en la diferencia entre el man\u00e1 del cielo y \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En el lenguaje com\u00fan del mundo de hoy, podr\u00edamos llamar a esto la diferencia entre caridad y autosuficiencia.<\/p>\n
Desde sus inicios, la iglesia ha estado involucrada en responder a las necesidades humanas, especialmente al hambre. El sacramento de la Sagrada Comuni\u00f3n comenz\u00f3 como una comida completa en la comunidad cristiana, particularmente para aquellos que de otra manera no habr\u00edan podido alimentarse. En los siglos II y III, el cuidado de las personas que ten\u00edan hambre o eran pobres era tan central para la identidad de la iglesia que los obispos, cuyos roles inclu\u00edan la gesti\u00f3n de los ministerios sociales de la iglesia, a veces se llamaban \u201camantes de los pobres\u201d.<\/p>\n
Alimentar a las personas que tienen hambre sigue siendo crucial para la identidad de la iglesia. Los \u00faltimos datos de nuestra encuesta muestran que m\u00e1s del 70% de las congregaciones de la ELCA participan en ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n directa. Las primeras cifras indican que m\u00e1s del 95% de las congregaciones participan en alguna forma de respuesta al hambre. Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n pueden ser l\u00edneas de vida cruciales para los m\u00e1s de 38 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos que no est\u00e1n seguras de su pr\u00f3xima comida. Durante los primeros meses de la pandemia de COVID-19 en 2020, con la p\u00e9rdida repentina de empleos y la escasez en la cadena de abastecimiento, los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n como estos se adaptaron r\u00e1pidamente para satisfacer la creciente necesidad. Este fue un apoyo crucial, particularmente para aquellos vecinos que no pueden acceder a programas de redes de seguridad social como SNAP o los pagos de est\u00edmulo federal.<\/p>\n
Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n est\u00e1n a la vanguardia del trabajo contra el hambre, brindando oportunidades para que los vecinos construyan relaciones y para que las comunidades se unan a favor de soluciones efectivas. Pero acabar con el hambre requiere m\u00e1s. Como ha escrito el te\u00f3logo Samuel Torvend: \u201cAdem\u00e1s de la respuesta caritativa, es discernir por qu\u00e9 las personas … est\u00e1n sufriendo en primer lugar. Y eso nos mueve de las donaciones caritativas\u2026 a hacer la pregunta m\u00e1s amplia, que es: \u2018\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 hay injusticia? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cosa dentro del sistema m\u00e1s amplio en el que la gente vive es lo que produce este tipo de sufrimiento?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Detr\u00e1s de las largas filas en las despensas de alimentos y las paletas de mercanc\u00edas en los bancos de alimentos se encuentra la realidad de que acabar con el hambre requerir\u00e1 m\u00e1s que alimentos. Hay ocasiones en las que debemos centrar nuestros esfuerzos juntos en satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas. Pero en todo momento, la iglesia est\u00e1 llamada a hacer algo m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
El trabajo de la iglesia en relaci\u00f3n con el hambre responde, no s\u00f3lo a un problema, sino tambi\u00e9n a una promesa. Sabemos por fe que el hambre no es lo que Dios quiere, que Aquel que nos cre\u00f3 y nos sostiene nos est\u00e1 llevando a un futuro en el que todos ser\u00e1n alimentados, tan seguramente como cuando guiaba a nuestros antepasados a trav\u00e9s del desierto hacia la Tierra Prometida. La respuesta de la iglesia est\u00e1 enraizada en el testimonio m\u00e1s amplio de la fe que sostiene que los sistemas y las condiciones que crean escasez son incorrectos, y que todav\u00eda podemos crear una vida de seguridad y suficiencia, incluso en este lado de la plenitud del reino de Dios.<\/p>\n
En el condado de Pueblo, Colorado, Posada acompa\u00f1a a los vecinos que experimentan la falta de vivienda mientras trabajan juntos por esta visi\u00f3n. Con el apoyo de ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspira a satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas de las personas que carecen de vivienda estable, al tiempo que les permite abordar los problemas que han causado su situaci\u00f3n. Daniel es una de las muchas personas con las que Posada ha trabajado para asegurar una vivienda. Con la ayuda de Posada, Daniel pudo hacer la transici\u00f3n de un centro de atenci\u00f3n a largo plazo a una vivienda estable que puede llamar suya. Posada contin\u00faa trabajando con \u00e9l para que pueda pagar los servicios p\u00fablicos.<\/p>\n
Posada ayuda a los vecinos a satisfacer sus necesidades m\u00e1s inmediatas, conect\u00e1ndolos con programas que ofrecen fondos para techo y comida. Pero el trabajo no se detiene ah\u00ed; Posada trabaja con los vecinos para asegurar la vivienda, el apoyo y la estabilidad que necesitar\u00e1n para prosperar en el futuro.<\/p>\n
Cuando Mois\u00e9s y los hebreos salieron de Egipto fueron sustentados por el regalo de Dios llamado man\u00e1. Este alimento del cielo satisfizo su hambre y les ayud\u00f3 a sobrevivir su tiempo en el desierto. Pero Dios ten\u00eda m\u00e1s cosas reservadas para ellos \u2014no solo poner fin a su hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n una nueva vida y esperanza, un futuro como pueblo renovado en su relaci\u00f3n con Dios, de los unos con los otros y con una tierra que podr\u00edan llamar suya. Comer man\u00e1 hasta saciarse no era el fin sino el medio, lo que les permit\u00eda llegar a un lugar donde florecer\u00edan con \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En medio de nuestra propia prueba y desaf\u00edo durante una pandemia que estir\u00f3 a casi su capacidad nuestros sistemas alimentarios y ministerios caritativos, pudi\u00e9ramos olvidar la visi\u00f3n que inspira los ministerios de hambre de la iglesia en primer lugar.<\/p>\n
Pero, durante la Cuaresma, una temporada de autorreflexi\u00f3n y renovaci\u00f3n, el paso de los hebreos desde el desierto hasta Gilgal, donde se convertir\u00edan en la naci\u00f3n de Israel, nos recuerda esa visi\u00f3n. Nos aferramos a esta promesa de que Dios proveer\u00e1 no solo man\u00e1 hoy, sino tambi\u00e9n \u201cfrutos de la tierra\u201d ma\u00f1ana, otorg\u00e1ndonos una nueva oportunidad para construir comunidad y participar en la jornada de Dios hacia un mundo justo donde todos sean alimentados.<\/p>\n
Esta es la visi\u00f3n que inspira, motiva y moldea las muchas formas en que esta iglesia est\u00e1 activa en el mundo, respondiendo no solamente al problema del hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n a la promesa de Dios para un futuro en el que todos los que est\u00e1n cansados \u2014de la jornada, la lucha, el trabajo, la espera\u2014 encontrar\u00e1n descanso.<\/p>\n
Preguntas para la reflexi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u00bfQu\u00e9 significa \u201chogar\u201d para usted? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cree que significaba para los israelitas establecerse en su nuevo hogar y comer los frutos de su propia tierra?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda la incertidumbre sobre la vivienda afectar otros aspectos de la vida de alguien?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfDe qu\u00e9 manera abordar la inseguridad de la vivienda refleja el llamado de la iglesia a ser el pueblo de Dios?<\/li>\n
- Considere su comunidad. \u00bfQu\u00e9 problemas de vivienda enfrentan usted y sus vecinos? \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda su congregaci\u00f3n ser parte de la soluci\u00f3n de estos temas?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Oraci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\nDios de nuestras andanzas y nuestro asentamiento, guiaste a tu pueblo a trav\u00e9s del desierto con regalos de man\u00e1 y agua para sustentarlos. Qu\u00e9date con nosotros en nuestros propios tiempos de incertidumbre y temor. Env\u00eda tu Esp\u00edritu entre nosotros para que tu iglesia sea una se\u00f1al de bienvenida en el mundo. Cuando estemos c\u00f3modos, abre nuestros corazones a la incomodidad de nuestros vecinos. Cuando nos sintamos inc\u00f3modos, sostennos con esperanza y valor. Bend\u00edcenos, para que seamos bendiciones los unos para los otros. En tu nombre oramos, am\u00e9n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 4: Transformed in the Wilderness \u201cThey ate the crops of the land\u201d (Joshua 5:12) Read Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Reflect The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":5438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[69,6072,8117,58,60,57,54],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post","tag-elca-world-hunger","tag-food-security","tag-housing","tag-hunger","tag-lent","tag-lent-resources","tag-social-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Read<\/h4>\n\n- Joshua 5:9-12<\/li>\n
- Psalm 32<\/li>\n
- 2 Corinthians 5:16-21<\/li>\n
- Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/h4>\nReflect<\/h4>\n
The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time the Hebrews, who left Egypt under God\u2019s care, had so longed to see: the end of their exodus and the beginning of their life in the Promised Land of Canaan. No longer would their food rain down from the heavens; now, they would be fed by their own produce:<\/p>\n
The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year (Joshua 5:12).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Certainly, the people\u2019s entrance into the Promised Land is not the end of their dependence on God. Their food may no longer miraculously fall from the sky, but a new miracle springs from the land God created and is nurtured by farmers who embody God\u2019s creative care. Settling in Canaan is just the beginning of the story of God\u2019s people \u2014 not the end.<\/p>\n
But there is a transformation in the now-settled people, evident in the difference between manna from heaven and \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d In the common language of today\u2019s world, we might call this the difference between charity and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
The church has been involved in responding to human need, especially hunger, since its very beginning. The sacrament of Holy Communion began as a full meal in the Christian community, particularly for those who otherwise might not have been able to feed themselves. By the second and third centuries, care for people who were hungry or poor was so central to the church\u2019s identity that bishops, whose roles included managing the church\u2019s social ministries, were sometimes called \u201clovers of the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeding people who hunger is still crucial to the church\u2019s identity. Our latest survey data show that well over 70% of ELCA congregations participate in direct-feeding ministries. Early numbers indicate that over 95% of congregations participate in some form of response to hunger. Feeding ministries can be crucial lifelines for the more than 38 million people in the United States who are uncertain of their next meal. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with sudden job loss and supply chain shortages, feeding ministries such as these swiftly adapted to meet the exploding need. This was critical support, particularly for those neighbors unable to access social safety-net programs such as SNAP or the federal stimulus payments.<\/p>\n
Feeding ministries stand at the forefront of hunger work, providing opportunities for neighbors to build relationships and for communities to draw together toward effective solutions. But ending hunger requires more. As theologian Samuel Torvend has written, \u201cIn addition to charitable response is discerning why people \u2026 are suffering in the first place. And that moves us from charitable giving \u2026 into asking the larger question, which is, \u2018Why is there injustice? What is it within the larger system in which people live that produces this kind of suffering?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind the long lines at food pantries and the pallets of goods at food banks lies the reality that ending hunger will require more than food. There are some times when we must focus our efforts together on meeting immediate need. But at all times, the church is called to something more.<\/p>\n
The church\u2019s work in hunger responds not only to a problem but to a promise. We know by faith that hunger is not what God intends, that the One who created and sustains us is leading us to a future in which all will be fed, as surely as God led our ancestors through the desert to the Promised Land. The response of the church is rooted in the larger witness of faith holding that the systems and conditions that create scarcity are wrong, and that we can still create a life of security and sufficiency, even on this side of the fullness of God\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n
In Pueblo County, Colo., Posada accompanies neighbors who experience homelessness as they work together toward this vision. With support from ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspires to provide for the immediate needs of people who lack stable housing while enabling them to address the problems that have led to their situation. Daniel is one of many people Posada has worked with to secure housing. Assisted by Posada, Daniel was able to transition from a long-term care facility to stable housing that he can call his own. Posada continues to work with him so that he can pay for utilities.<\/p>\n
Posada helps neighbors meet their most immediate needs, connecting them to programs that offer funds for food and shelter. But the work doesn\u2019t stop there; Posada works with neighbors to secure the housing, support and stability they will need to thrive in the future.<\/p>\n
As Moses and the Hebrews left Egypt, they were sustained by God\u2019s gift of manna. This food from heaven satisfied their hunger and helped them survive their time in the wilderness. But God had more in store for them \u2014 not just an end to their hunger but a new life and hope, a future as a people renewed in their relationship to God, to each other and to a land
\nthey could call their own. Eating their fill of manna was not the end but the means, allowing them to reach a place where they would thrive on \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amid our own trial and challenge during a pandemic that stretched our food systems and charitable ministries to near-capacity, we might forget the vision that inspires the church\u2019s hunger ministries in the first place. But during Lent, a season of self-reflection and renewal, the crossing over of the Hebrews from the wilderness to Gilgal, where they would become the nation Israel, reminds us of that vision. We cling to this promise that God will provide not just manna today but \u201ccrops of the land\u201d tomorrow, granting us a new opportunity to build community and share in God\u2019s journey toward a just world where all are fed.<\/p>\n
This is the vision that inspires, motivates and shapes the many ways this church is active in the world, responding not just to the problem of hunger but to the promise of God for a future in which all who are weary \u2014 from journeying, from struggling, from working, from waiting \u2014 will find rest.<\/p>\n
Ask<\/h4>\n\n- What does \u201chome\u201d mean to you? What do you think it meant for the Israelites to settle in their new home and to eat the crops of their own land?<\/li>\n
- How might uncertainty about housing impact other aspects of someone\u2019s life?<\/li>\n
- What might Posada\u2019s ministry say about what it means to be the people of God? How does addressing housing insecurity reflect the church\u2019s calling to be the people of God?<\/li>\n
- Consider your community. What housing issues do you and your neighbors face? How might your congregation be part of addressing these issues?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Pray<\/h4>\n
God of our wanderings and our settling, you guided your people through the wilderness with gifts of manna and water to sustain them. Be with us in our own times of uncertainty and fear. Send your Spirit among us, that your church may be a sign of welcome in the world. When we are comfortable, open our hearts to our neighbors’ discomfort. When we are uncomfortable, sustain us with hope and courage. Bless us, that we may be blessings to one another. In your name we pray, amen.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
SEMANA 4: Transformados en el desierto<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cEl pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra\u201d (Josu\u00e9 5:12).
\nLecturas: Josu\u00e9 5:9-12; Salmo 32; 2 Corintios 5:16-21; Lucas 15:1-3, 11b-32.<\/p>\n
La lectura de Josu\u00e9 para esta semana es breve, pero relata el tiempo que los hebreos, que salieron de Egipto bajo el cuidado de Dios, hab\u00edan anhelado ver: el fin de su \u00e9xodo y el comienzo de su vida en la Tierra Prometida de Cana\u00e1n. Su alimento ya no iba a llover m\u00e1s de los cielos; ahora iban a ser alimentados por sus propios productos:<\/p>\n
Desde ese momento dej\u00f3 de caer man\u00e1, y durante todo ese a\u00f1o el pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra (Josu\u00e9 5:12).<\/em><\/p>\nCiertamente, la entrada de la gente en la Tierra Prometida no es el fin de su dependencia de Dios. Tal vez su comida ya no cae milagrosamente del cielo, pero un nuevo milagro brota de la tierra que Dios cre\u00f3 y es cultivado por agricultores que encarnan el cuidado creativo de Dios. Establecerse en Cana\u00e1n es s\u00f3lo el comienzo de la historia del pueblo de Dios \u2014no el final.<\/p>\n
Pero hay una transformaci\u00f3n en la gente ahora asentada, evidente en la diferencia entre el man\u00e1 del cielo y \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En el lenguaje com\u00fan del mundo de hoy, podr\u00edamos llamar a esto la diferencia entre caridad y autosuficiencia.<\/p>\n
Desde sus inicios, la iglesia ha estado involucrada en responder a las necesidades humanas, especialmente al hambre. El sacramento de la Sagrada Comuni\u00f3n comenz\u00f3 como una comida completa en la comunidad cristiana, particularmente para aquellos que de otra manera no habr\u00edan podido alimentarse. En los siglos II y III, el cuidado de las personas que ten\u00edan hambre o eran pobres era tan central para la identidad de la iglesia que los obispos, cuyos roles inclu\u00edan la gesti\u00f3n de los ministerios sociales de la iglesia, a veces se llamaban \u201camantes de los pobres\u201d.<\/p>\n
Alimentar a las personas que tienen hambre sigue siendo crucial para la identidad de la iglesia. Los \u00faltimos datos de nuestra encuesta muestran que m\u00e1s del 70% de las congregaciones de la ELCA participan en ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n directa. Las primeras cifras indican que m\u00e1s del 95% de las congregaciones participan en alguna forma de respuesta al hambre. Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n pueden ser l\u00edneas de vida cruciales para los m\u00e1s de 38 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos que no est\u00e1n seguras de su pr\u00f3xima comida. Durante los primeros meses de la pandemia de COVID-19 en 2020, con la p\u00e9rdida repentina de empleos y la escasez en la cadena de abastecimiento, los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n como estos se adaptaron r\u00e1pidamente para satisfacer la creciente necesidad. Este fue un apoyo crucial, particularmente para aquellos vecinos que no pueden acceder a programas de redes de seguridad social como SNAP o los pagos de est\u00edmulo federal.<\/p>\n
Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n est\u00e1n a la vanguardia del trabajo contra el hambre, brindando oportunidades para que los vecinos construyan relaciones y para que las comunidades se unan a favor de soluciones efectivas. Pero acabar con el hambre requiere m\u00e1s. Como ha escrito el te\u00f3logo Samuel Torvend: \u201cAdem\u00e1s de la respuesta caritativa, es discernir por qu\u00e9 las personas … est\u00e1n sufriendo en primer lugar. Y eso nos mueve de las donaciones caritativas\u2026 a hacer la pregunta m\u00e1s amplia, que es: \u2018\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 hay injusticia? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cosa dentro del sistema m\u00e1s amplio en el que la gente vive es lo que produce este tipo de sufrimiento?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Detr\u00e1s de las largas filas en las despensas de alimentos y las paletas de mercanc\u00edas en los bancos de alimentos se encuentra la realidad de que acabar con el hambre requerir\u00e1 m\u00e1s que alimentos. Hay ocasiones en las que debemos centrar nuestros esfuerzos juntos en satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas. Pero en todo momento, la iglesia est\u00e1 llamada a hacer algo m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
El trabajo de la iglesia en relaci\u00f3n con el hambre responde, no s\u00f3lo a un problema, sino tambi\u00e9n a una promesa. Sabemos por fe que el hambre no es lo que Dios quiere, que Aquel que nos cre\u00f3 y nos sostiene nos est\u00e1 llevando a un futuro en el que todos ser\u00e1n alimentados, tan seguramente como cuando guiaba a nuestros antepasados a trav\u00e9s del desierto hacia la Tierra Prometida. La respuesta de la iglesia est\u00e1 enraizada en el testimonio m\u00e1s amplio de la fe que sostiene que los sistemas y las condiciones que crean escasez son incorrectos, y que todav\u00eda podemos crear una vida de seguridad y suficiencia, incluso en este lado de la plenitud del reino de Dios.<\/p>\n
En el condado de Pueblo, Colorado, Posada acompa\u00f1a a los vecinos que experimentan la falta de vivienda mientras trabajan juntos por esta visi\u00f3n. Con el apoyo de ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspira a satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas de las personas que carecen de vivienda estable, al tiempo que les permite abordar los problemas que han causado su situaci\u00f3n. Daniel es una de las muchas personas con las que Posada ha trabajado para asegurar una vivienda. Con la ayuda de Posada, Daniel pudo hacer la transici\u00f3n de un centro de atenci\u00f3n a largo plazo a una vivienda estable que puede llamar suya. Posada contin\u00faa trabajando con \u00e9l para que pueda pagar los servicios p\u00fablicos.<\/p>\n
Posada ayuda a los vecinos a satisfacer sus necesidades m\u00e1s inmediatas, conect\u00e1ndolos con programas que ofrecen fondos para techo y comida. Pero el trabajo no se detiene ah\u00ed; Posada trabaja con los vecinos para asegurar la vivienda, el apoyo y la estabilidad que necesitar\u00e1n para prosperar en el futuro.<\/p>\n
Cuando Mois\u00e9s y los hebreos salieron de Egipto fueron sustentados por el regalo de Dios llamado man\u00e1. Este alimento del cielo satisfizo su hambre y les ayud\u00f3 a sobrevivir su tiempo en el desierto. Pero Dios ten\u00eda m\u00e1s cosas reservadas para ellos \u2014no solo poner fin a su hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n una nueva vida y esperanza, un futuro como pueblo renovado en su relaci\u00f3n con Dios, de los unos con los otros y con una tierra que podr\u00edan llamar suya. Comer man\u00e1 hasta saciarse no era el fin sino el medio, lo que les permit\u00eda llegar a un lugar donde florecer\u00edan con \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En medio de nuestra propia prueba y desaf\u00edo durante una pandemia que estir\u00f3 a casi su capacidad nuestros sistemas alimentarios y ministerios caritativos, pudi\u00e9ramos olvidar la visi\u00f3n que inspira los ministerios de hambre de la iglesia en primer lugar.<\/p>\n
Pero, durante la Cuaresma, una temporada de autorreflexi\u00f3n y renovaci\u00f3n, el paso de los hebreos desde el desierto hasta Gilgal, donde se convertir\u00edan en la naci\u00f3n de Israel, nos recuerda esa visi\u00f3n. Nos aferramos a esta promesa de que Dios proveer\u00e1 no solo man\u00e1 hoy, sino tambi\u00e9n \u201cfrutos de la tierra\u201d ma\u00f1ana, otorg\u00e1ndonos una nueva oportunidad para construir comunidad y participar en la jornada de Dios hacia un mundo justo donde todos sean alimentados.<\/p>\n
Esta es la visi\u00f3n que inspira, motiva y moldea las muchas formas en que esta iglesia est\u00e1 activa en el mundo, respondiendo no solamente al problema del hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n a la promesa de Dios para un futuro en el que todos los que est\u00e1n cansados \u2014de la jornada, la lucha, el trabajo, la espera\u2014 encontrar\u00e1n descanso.<\/p>\n
Preguntas para la reflexi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- \u00bfQu\u00e9 significa \u201chogar\u201d para usted? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cree que significaba para los israelitas establecerse en su nuevo hogar y comer los frutos de su propia tierra?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda la incertidumbre sobre la vivienda afectar otros aspectos de la vida de alguien?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfDe qu\u00e9 manera abordar la inseguridad de la vivienda refleja el llamado de la iglesia a ser el pueblo de Dios?<\/li>\n
- Considere su comunidad. \u00bfQu\u00e9 problemas de vivienda enfrentan usted y sus vecinos? \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda su congregaci\u00f3n ser parte de la soluci\u00f3n de estos temas?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Oraci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\nDios de nuestras andanzas y nuestro asentamiento, guiaste a tu pueblo a trav\u00e9s del desierto con regalos de man\u00e1 y agua para sustentarlos. Qu\u00e9date con nosotros en nuestros propios tiempos de incertidumbre y temor. Env\u00eda tu Esp\u00edritu entre nosotros para que tu iglesia sea una se\u00f1al de bienvenida en el mundo. Cuando estemos c\u00f3modos, abre nuestros corazones a la incomodidad de nuestros vecinos. Cuando nos sintamos inc\u00f3modos, sostennos con esperanza y valor. Bend\u00edcenos, para que seamos bendiciones los unos para los otros. En tu nombre oramos, am\u00e9n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 4: Transformed in the Wilderness \u201cThey ate the crops of the land\u201d (Joshua 5:12) Read Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Reflect The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":5438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[69,6072,8117,58,60,57,54],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post","tag-elca-world-hunger","tag-food-security","tag-housing","tag-hunger","tag-lent","tag-lent-resources","tag-social-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/h4>\nReflect<\/h4>\n
The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time the Hebrews, who left Egypt under God\u2019s care, had so longed to see: the end of their exodus and the beginning of their life in the Promised Land of Canaan. No longer would their food rain down from the heavens; now, they would be fed by their own produce:<\/p>\n
The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year (Joshua 5:12).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Certainly, the people\u2019s entrance into the Promised Land is not the end of their dependence on God. Their food may no longer miraculously fall from the sky, but a new miracle springs from the land God created and is nurtured by farmers who embody God\u2019s creative care. Settling in Canaan is just the beginning of the story of God\u2019s people \u2014 not the end.<\/p>\n
But there is a transformation in the now-settled people, evident in the difference between manna from heaven and \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d In the common language of today\u2019s world, we might call this the difference between charity and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
The church has been involved in responding to human need, especially hunger, since its very beginning. The sacrament of Holy Communion began as a full meal in the Christian community, particularly for those who otherwise might not have been able to feed themselves. By the second and third centuries, care for people who were hungry or poor was so central to the church\u2019s identity that bishops, whose roles included managing the church\u2019s social ministries, were sometimes called \u201clovers of the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeding people who hunger is still crucial to the church\u2019s identity. Our latest survey data show that well over 70% of ELCA congregations participate in direct-feeding ministries. Early numbers indicate that over 95% of congregations participate in some form of response to hunger. Feeding ministries can be crucial lifelines for the more than 38 million people in the United States who are uncertain of their next meal. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with sudden job loss and supply chain shortages, feeding ministries such as these swiftly adapted to meet the exploding need. This was critical support, particularly for those neighbors unable to access social safety-net programs such as SNAP or the federal stimulus payments.<\/p>\n
Feeding ministries stand at the forefront of hunger work, providing opportunities for neighbors to build relationships and for communities to draw together toward effective solutions. But ending hunger requires more. As theologian Samuel Torvend has written, \u201cIn addition to charitable response is discerning why people \u2026 are suffering in the first place. And that moves us from charitable giving \u2026 into asking the larger question, which is, \u2018Why is there injustice? What is it within the larger system in which people live that produces this kind of suffering?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind the long lines at food pantries and the pallets of goods at food banks lies the reality that ending hunger will require more than food. There are some times when we must focus our efforts together on meeting immediate need. But at all times, the church is called to something more.<\/p>\n
The church\u2019s work in hunger responds not only to a problem but to a promise. We know by faith that hunger is not what God intends, that the One who created and sustains us is leading us to a future in which all will be fed, as surely as God led our ancestors through the desert to the Promised Land. The response of the church is rooted in the larger witness of faith holding that the systems and conditions that create scarcity are wrong, and that we can still create a life of security and sufficiency, even on this side of the fullness of God\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n
In Pueblo County, Colo., Posada accompanies neighbors who experience homelessness as they work together toward this vision. With support from ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspires to provide for the immediate needs of people who lack stable housing while enabling them to address the problems that have led to their situation. Daniel is one of many people Posada has worked with to secure housing. Assisted by Posada, Daniel was able to transition from a long-term care facility to stable housing that he can call his own. Posada continues to work with him so that he can pay for utilities.<\/p>\n
Posada helps neighbors meet their most immediate needs, connecting them to programs that offer funds for food and shelter. But the work doesn\u2019t stop there; Posada works with neighbors to secure the housing, support and stability they will need to thrive in the future.<\/p>\n
As Moses and the Hebrews left Egypt, they were sustained by God\u2019s gift of manna. This food from heaven satisfied their hunger and helped them survive their time in the wilderness. But God had more in store for them \u2014 not just an end to their hunger but a new life and hope, a future as a people renewed in their relationship to God, to each other and to a land
\nthey could call their own. Eating their fill of manna was not the end but the means, allowing them to reach a place where they would thrive on \u201cthe crops of the land.\u201d<\/p>\nAmid our own trial and challenge during a pandemic that stretched our food systems and charitable ministries to near-capacity, we might forget the vision that inspires the church\u2019s hunger ministries in the first place. But during Lent, a season of self-reflection and renewal, the crossing over of the Hebrews from the wilderness to Gilgal, where they would become the nation Israel, reminds us of that vision. We cling to this promise that God will provide not just manna today but \u201ccrops of the land\u201d tomorrow, granting us a new opportunity to build community and share in God\u2019s journey toward a just world where all are fed.<\/p>\n
This is the vision that inspires, motivates and shapes the many ways this church is active in the world, responding not just to the problem of hunger but to the promise of God for a future in which all who are weary \u2014 from journeying, from struggling, from working, from waiting \u2014 will find rest.<\/p>\n
Ask<\/h4>\n
\n
- What does \u201chome\u201d mean to you? What do you think it meant for the Israelites to settle in their new home and to eat the crops of their own land?<\/li>\n
- How might uncertainty about housing impact other aspects of someone\u2019s life?<\/li>\n
- What might Posada\u2019s ministry say about what it means to be the people of God? How does addressing housing insecurity reflect the church\u2019s calling to be the people of God?<\/li>\n
- Consider your community. What housing issues do you and your neighbors face? How might your congregation be part of addressing these issues?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Pray<\/h4>\n
God of our wanderings and our settling, you guided your people through the wilderness with gifts of manna and water to sustain them. Be with us in our own times of uncertainty and fear. Send your Spirit among us, that your church may be a sign of welcome in the world. When we are comfortable, open our hearts to our neighbors’ discomfort. When we are uncomfortable, sustain us with hope and courage. Bless us, that we may be blessings to one another. In your name we pray, amen.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
SEMANA 4: Transformados en el desierto<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cEl pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra\u201d (Josu\u00e9 5:12).
\nLecturas: Josu\u00e9 5:9-12; Salmo 32; 2 Corintios 5:16-21; Lucas 15:1-3, 11b-32.<\/p>\nLa lectura de Josu\u00e9 para esta semana es breve, pero relata el tiempo que los hebreos, que salieron de Egipto bajo el cuidado de Dios, hab\u00edan anhelado ver: el fin de su \u00e9xodo y el comienzo de su vida en la Tierra Prometida de Cana\u00e1n. Su alimento ya no iba a llover m\u00e1s de los cielos; ahora iban a ser alimentados por sus propios productos:<\/p>\n
Desde ese momento dej\u00f3 de caer man\u00e1, y durante todo ese a\u00f1o el pueblo se aliment\u00f3 de los frutos de la tierra (Josu\u00e9 5:12).<\/em><\/p>\n
Ciertamente, la entrada de la gente en la Tierra Prometida no es el fin de su dependencia de Dios. Tal vez su comida ya no cae milagrosamente del cielo, pero un nuevo milagro brota de la tierra que Dios cre\u00f3 y es cultivado por agricultores que encarnan el cuidado creativo de Dios. Establecerse en Cana\u00e1n es s\u00f3lo el comienzo de la historia del pueblo de Dios \u2014no el final.<\/p>\n
Pero hay una transformaci\u00f3n en la gente ahora asentada, evidente en la diferencia entre el man\u00e1 del cielo y \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En el lenguaje com\u00fan del mundo de hoy, podr\u00edamos llamar a esto la diferencia entre caridad y autosuficiencia.<\/p>\n
Desde sus inicios, la iglesia ha estado involucrada en responder a las necesidades humanas, especialmente al hambre. El sacramento de la Sagrada Comuni\u00f3n comenz\u00f3 como una comida completa en la comunidad cristiana, particularmente para aquellos que de otra manera no habr\u00edan podido alimentarse. En los siglos II y III, el cuidado de las personas que ten\u00edan hambre o eran pobres era tan central para la identidad de la iglesia que los obispos, cuyos roles inclu\u00edan la gesti\u00f3n de los ministerios sociales de la iglesia, a veces se llamaban \u201camantes de los pobres\u201d.<\/p>\n
Alimentar a las personas que tienen hambre sigue siendo crucial para la identidad de la iglesia. Los \u00faltimos datos de nuestra encuesta muestran que m\u00e1s del 70% de las congregaciones de la ELCA participan en ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n directa. Las primeras cifras indican que m\u00e1s del 95% de las congregaciones participan en alguna forma de respuesta al hambre. Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n pueden ser l\u00edneas de vida cruciales para los m\u00e1s de 38 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos que no est\u00e1n seguras de su pr\u00f3xima comida. Durante los primeros meses de la pandemia de COVID-19 en 2020, con la p\u00e9rdida repentina de empleos y la escasez en la cadena de abastecimiento, los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n como estos se adaptaron r\u00e1pidamente para satisfacer la creciente necesidad. Este fue un apoyo crucial, particularmente para aquellos vecinos que no pueden acceder a programas de redes de seguridad social como SNAP o los pagos de est\u00edmulo federal.<\/p>\n
Los ministerios de alimentaci\u00f3n est\u00e1n a la vanguardia del trabajo contra el hambre, brindando oportunidades para que los vecinos construyan relaciones y para que las comunidades se unan a favor de soluciones efectivas. Pero acabar con el hambre requiere m\u00e1s. Como ha escrito el te\u00f3logo Samuel Torvend: \u201cAdem\u00e1s de la respuesta caritativa, es discernir por qu\u00e9 las personas … est\u00e1n sufriendo en primer lugar. Y eso nos mueve de las donaciones caritativas\u2026 a hacer la pregunta m\u00e1s amplia, que es: \u2018\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 hay injusticia? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cosa dentro del sistema m\u00e1s amplio en el que la gente vive es lo que produce este tipo de sufrimiento?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Detr\u00e1s de las largas filas en las despensas de alimentos y las paletas de mercanc\u00edas en los bancos de alimentos se encuentra la realidad de que acabar con el hambre requerir\u00e1 m\u00e1s que alimentos. Hay ocasiones en las que debemos centrar nuestros esfuerzos juntos en satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas. Pero en todo momento, la iglesia est\u00e1 llamada a hacer algo m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n
El trabajo de la iglesia en relaci\u00f3n con el hambre responde, no s\u00f3lo a un problema, sino tambi\u00e9n a una promesa. Sabemos por fe que el hambre no es lo que Dios quiere, que Aquel que nos cre\u00f3 y nos sostiene nos est\u00e1 llevando a un futuro en el que todos ser\u00e1n alimentados, tan seguramente como cuando guiaba a nuestros antepasados a trav\u00e9s del desierto hacia la Tierra Prometida. La respuesta de la iglesia est\u00e1 enraizada en el testimonio m\u00e1s amplio de la fe que sostiene que los sistemas y las condiciones que crean escasez son incorrectos, y que todav\u00eda podemos crear una vida de seguridad y suficiencia, incluso en este lado de la plenitud del reino de Dios.<\/p>\n
En el condado de Pueblo, Colorado, Posada acompa\u00f1a a los vecinos que experimentan la falta de vivienda mientras trabajan juntos por esta visi\u00f3n. Con el apoyo de ELCA World Hunger, Posada aspira a satisfacer las necesidades inmediatas de las personas que carecen de vivienda estable, al tiempo que les permite abordar los problemas que han causado su situaci\u00f3n. Daniel es una de las muchas personas con las que Posada ha trabajado para asegurar una vivienda. Con la ayuda de Posada, Daniel pudo hacer la transici\u00f3n de un centro de atenci\u00f3n a largo plazo a una vivienda estable que puede llamar suya. Posada contin\u00faa trabajando con \u00e9l para que pueda pagar los servicios p\u00fablicos.<\/p>\n
Posada ayuda a los vecinos a satisfacer sus necesidades m\u00e1s inmediatas, conect\u00e1ndolos con programas que ofrecen fondos para techo y comida. Pero el trabajo no se detiene ah\u00ed; Posada trabaja con los vecinos para asegurar la vivienda, el apoyo y la estabilidad que necesitar\u00e1n para prosperar en el futuro.<\/p>\n
Cuando Mois\u00e9s y los hebreos salieron de Egipto fueron sustentados por el regalo de Dios llamado man\u00e1. Este alimento del cielo satisfizo su hambre y les ayud\u00f3 a sobrevivir su tiempo en el desierto. Pero Dios ten\u00eda m\u00e1s cosas reservadas para ellos \u2014no solo poner fin a su hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n una nueva vida y esperanza, un futuro como pueblo renovado en su relaci\u00f3n con Dios, de los unos con los otros y con una tierra que podr\u00edan llamar suya. Comer man\u00e1 hasta saciarse no era el fin sino el medio, lo que les permit\u00eda llegar a un lugar donde florecer\u00edan con \u201clos frutos de la tierra\u201d. En medio de nuestra propia prueba y desaf\u00edo durante una pandemia que estir\u00f3 a casi su capacidad nuestros sistemas alimentarios y ministerios caritativos, pudi\u00e9ramos olvidar la visi\u00f3n que inspira los ministerios de hambre de la iglesia en primer lugar.<\/p>\n
Pero, durante la Cuaresma, una temporada de autorreflexi\u00f3n y renovaci\u00f3n, el paso de los hebreos desde el desierto hasta Gilgal, donde se convertir\u00edan en la naci\u00f3n de Israel, nos recuerda esa visi\u00f3n. Nos aferramos a esta promesa de que Dios proveer\u00e1 no solo man\u00e1 hoy, sino tambi\u00e9n \u201cfrutos de la tierra\u201d ma\u00f1ana, otorg\u00e1ndonos una nueva oportunidad para construir comunidad y participar en la jornada de Dios hacia un mundo justo donde todos sean alimentados.<\/p>\n
Esta es la visi\u00f3n que inspira, motiva y moldea las muchas formas en que esta iglesia est\u00e1 activa en el mundo, respondiendo no solamente al problema del hambre, sino tambi\u00e9n a la promesa de Dios para un futuro en el que todos los que est\u00e1n cansados \u2014de la jornada, la lucha, el trabajo, la espera\u2014 encontrar\u00e1n descanso.<\/p>\n
Preguntas para la reflexi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n
- \u00bfQu\u00e9 significa \u201chogar\u201d para usted? \u00bfQu\u00e9 cree que significaba para los israelitas establecerse en su nuevo hogar y comer los frutos de su propia tierra?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda la incertidumbre sobre la vivienda afectar otros aspectos de la vida de alguien?<\/li>\n
- \u00bfDe qu\u00e9 manera abordar la inseguridad de la vivienda refleja el llamado de la iglesia a ser el pueblo de Dios?<\/li>\n
- Considere su comunidad. \u00bfQu\u00e9 problemas de vivienda enfrentan usted y sus vecinos? \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda su congregaci\u00f3n ser parte de la soluci\u00f3n de estos temas?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Oraci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/p>\n
Dios de nuestras andanzas y nuestro asentamiento, guiaste a tu pueblo a trav\u00e9s del desierto con regalos de man\u00e1 y agua para sustentarlos. Qu\u00e9date con nosotros en nuestros propios tiempos de incertidumbre y temor. Env\u00eda tu Esp\u00edritu entre nosotros para que tu iglesia sea una se\u00f1al de bienvenida en el mundo. Cuando estemos c\u00f3modos, abre nuestros corazones a la incomodidad de nuestros vecinos. Cuando nos sintamos inc\u00f3modos, sostennos con esperanza y valor. Bend\u00edcenos, para que seamos bendiciones los unos para los otros. En tu nombre oramos, am\u00e9n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Lent 2022 In English and en Espanol Week 4: Transformed in the Wilderness \u201cThey ate the crops of the land\u201d (Joshua 5:12) Read Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Reflect The reading from Joshua for this week is brief, but it recounts the time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":5438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[69,6072,8117,58,60,57,54],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post","tag-elca-world-hunger","tag-food-security","tag-housing","tag-hunger","tag-lent","tag-lent-resources","tag-social-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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