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We shut the doors of our synagogue and church, we stopped going out to restaurants and stores, we slogged through glitchy Zoom meetings, and if we did leave the house, we put on masks that made it difficult to communicate and stayed 6 feet away from one another just to be safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA congregation is a highly interpersonal, human-centered construct. If you were trying to sabotage it, a deadly virus is the most effective way to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur jobs became more difficult by the day, so we leaned on our friendship more than ever. We found we were having frighteningly similar experiences as leaders of two religious congregations — one of them Jewish, the other Christian. 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We lost friends, family, loved ones in one of the most difficult eras of our lives, and mourning preceded every other spiritual principle because the magnitude of loss was so great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing from Scripture,\u003c\/strong\u003e timeless wisdom, scientific knowledge and the deep wells of our religious traditions, we then go on to explore the critical importance of truth-telling, the need for restfulness in a restless world, the many expressions of love, the holistic benefits of prayer, the human desire for lifetime joy, and the life-changing power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll along we were practicing these spiritual principles together to help get us through the pandemic, and now we get to share them with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs religious leaders, we know all too well that faith and spirituality are not popular in every generation or in every location, but they will always be wells that never run dry for those who adhere to their precepts. 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Each essay reads as a meditation that brings together mind, heart, and body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Susan M. Shaw, \u003cspan size=\"2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprofessor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, Oregon State University,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReflective Faith: A Theological Toolbox for Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":3,\"335551620\":3,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore than an invitation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHope in Disarray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a passionate and personal summons to conscious and compassionate living. Ranging through terrain as rough and varied as climate change, racism, gun violence, and sexual abuse, this book challenges readers to examine our comfortable certainties, imagine a more just world, and take action to bring it into being. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Dr. Laura Alary, writer, storyteller, and educator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":3,\"335551620\":3,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI turned the last page with a fresh infusion of inspiration to live a life of compassionate, sustained action, no matter how difficult the challenges. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Brian D. McLaren, author of T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe Great Spiritual Migration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335551550\":3,\"335551620\":3,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In difficult times, we can only run on hope.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epracticality and vulnerability, author and public theologian Grace Ji-Sun Kim reflects on the practice of sustaining hope during turbulence and injustice.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHope in Disarray \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of essays that invite a conversation on culture and faith, creation and identity, as the author appeals to readers to engage life’s troubles with the conviction of God’s goodness.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHope in Disarray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"HTML Top of Form\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etakes the world’s pain seriously in order to ignite our intentional, revolutionary, and integrated living.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW27542871 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForeword by Mitri Raheb. Afterword by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrace Ji-Sun Kim is a prolific author and public theologian, whose 19 books include\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmbracing the Other: The Transformative Spirit of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other: A Model of Global and Intercultural Pneumatology.\u003c\/em\u003e Kim is a Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion. 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This intergenerational devotional is great for use during Black History Month, but can be used at any time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e64 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feed rows\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonpress.com\/dr_teresa_l_fry_brown\"\u003eDr. Teresa L. Fry Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, where she became the first African American woman to attain the rank of full professor. 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