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Monday, May 11, 2026: I'm not adding women to the Bible. I'm uncovering the women male bias erased. Yesterday's Mothers Day celebration for the Emmaus community was compelling. Victoria and Marcie created a thoughtful reflection on the reading of the woman Jesus cured. Victoria pointed out that Jesus broke the temple rules in several ways: He went out of his way to bring the "bent over" woman into the circle of men in order to cure her. That was a big No-No. Women and men never mixed in the synangog .  He touched the woman -- something strictly forbidden by law He performed the cure on a Sunday -- also strictly forbidden. And he also called out the authorities for being hypocrites. Wow. Jesus shamed the leaders:  "14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.” 15 Jesus answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026:  Please join us this afternoon  - Sunday the 10th of May for our Emmaus Community Celebration.  We start at 3:45 with a community greeting followed by liturgy at 4:00 Potluck following the liturgy Join us In person at Christ Church United Methodist 1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95403 or on Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5193158573?omn=87812850443 Passcode is: 1234 Or start Zoom from your browser and type in the Meeting ID and Passcode Meeting ID: 519 315 8573 Passcode: 1234 Emmaus Community Mothers Day Celebration by Victoria and Marcie Victoria: welcomes all present and those on Zoom, and provides a brief introduction of our theme for tonight’s liturgy.  And now let us begin our liturgy. (Victoria rings singing bowl three times)  Marcie: Opening Prayer: A Mother’s Day Blessing - from the Sister’s of Notre Dame de Namur All-loving God, we give you thanks and praise for mothers young and old.  We pray for y...
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 Saturday, May 9, 2026:  Please join us tomorrow  - Sunday the 10th of May for our Emmaus Community Celebration.  We start at 3:45 with a community greeting followed by liturgy at 4:00 Potluck following the liturgy Join us In person at Christ Church United Methodist 1717 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95403 or on Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5193158573?omn=87812850443 Passcode is: 1234 Or start Zoom from your browser and type in the Meeting ID and Passcode Meeting ID: 519 315 8573 Passcode: 1234 Emmaus Community Mothers Day Celebration by Victoria and Marcie Victoria: welcomes all present and those on Zoom, and provides a brief introduction of our theme for tonight’s liturgy.  And now let us begin our liturgy. (Victoria rings singing bowl three times)  Marcie: Opening Prayer: A Mother’s Day Blessing - from the Sister’s of Notre Dame de Namur All-loving God, we give you thanks and praise for mothers young and old.  We pray for ...
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Friday,  May 8, 2026: 7 Words that Could Change the World About 80 years ago in a public school in Springfield, Oregon my day began with the Pledge of Allegiance. There had been a number of pledges ever since 1892 but this one was the official one adopted by Congress. It contained those words we all know affirming that the United States of America is indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Well, there never has been liberty and justice for all. Furthermore, the nation was not indivisible at that time and it certainly is not now. We are very divided into partisan tribes. One day long ago in that classroom in Springfield, the next thing on the agenda was a Protestant missionary who spoke about some nation in Africa where he “labored for the Lord.” He got my attention when he described the poverty of the people. My parents and all the folks I knew were working class people who had just emerged from the Great Depression. We knew poverty. Our home was two rooms in a broken-down f...
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