Epiphany Week Four

Sowing seeds in the ground of the good news, honoring the womb-like darkness that nurtures us by wisdom. Crying out #JUSTICEFORTYRE . No matter how dark the night, the Lord’s revealing light will always be bright.

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Michelle Higgins
Epiphany Week Two

Epiphany season. This week our lesson centers a story of the many magi, and two Kings, Herod and Jesus. What are the core motives of these kings? How does God reveal whose star we should follow? Celebrating the holiday of Dr. King Day as we learn, pray and connect.

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Michelle Higgins
Kwanzaa | Day 7

Today we celebrate many Soul Holidays: New Year’s Day and the last day of Kwanzaa. For people in the Christian faith, we are also still in the Christmas Season. Today we think about the important role that faith plays in our lives, for spiritual health and for connection to our communities, especially in believing in the full liberation of Black people.

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Michelle Higgins
Kwanzaa | Day 5

Purpose is communal and deeply personal. Purpose is broad and meaningful for all our people, and our struggle. Study the principle of Nia : purpose on day five of Kwanzaa!

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Michelle Higgins
Kwanzaa | Day 4

Habari gani? Today’s news is all about economic security and community support for Black thriving through principled struggle. What does cooperative economics mean for your community?

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Michelle Higgins
Christmas Day

This Christmas, join us for the reading of the story of Jesus’s birth. Share the meditation and time of prayer focusing on knowing ourselves and our communities to be God’s dwelling place.

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Michelle Higgins
Advent Week Four

It’s Love week! We are praying with our ancestor bell hooks who passed away in December 2021. Psalm 22 guides our readings as we bring all that we are to God. We bring our worship, hopes and adoration, as well as our fears and concerns to God, because God has told us we are loved. God has told us we are not alone, and God has told us that love will make us feel at home.

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Michelle Higgins
Advent Week Three

It’s Joy week in our Advent Season! This joy we have. Empire didn't give it, nothing can take it away. Celebrate Ella Baker day with us this week and mediate on the joy of the Lord in Psalm 47.

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Michelle Higgins
Advent Week Two

Our meditation this advent season is a grasping at God’s peace. And we must keep grasping, y’all. We must keep reaching. Keep singing, keep fighting, keep resisting, until we realize the Holy Spirit who dances in Congo Square has already given us the power that is peace of mind.

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Michelle Higgins
Advent Week One

The Season of Advent leads us to focus on some crucial aspects of our faith. Hope, this week’s theme, it is a state of being that helps us to wait on God’s answer when we raise our petitions or file our complaints.

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Michelle Higgins