In these deeply transporting pages, Arthur Riley reflects on the stories of her grandmother and father, and how they revealed to her an embodied, dignity-affirming spirituality, not only in what they believed but in the act of living itself. So writes Cole Arthur Riley in her unforgettable book of stories and reflections on discovering the sacred in her skin. I believe that is what my father wanted for me and knew I would so desperately need: a tool for survival, the truth of my dignity named like a mercy new each morning.' 'From the womb, we must repeat with regularity that to love ourselves is to survive. 'Reaches deep beneath the surface of words unspoken, wounds unhealed, and secrets untempered to break them open in order for fresh light to break through.'-Morgan Jerkins, New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing and Caul Baby Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody's Daughter

'This is the kind of book that makes you different when you're done.'-Ashley C. Scripture promises and witnesses to us the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh, who dwells among us.Īlso available as an eBook for Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Apple Books.In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the 'necessary rituals' that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation. What I share with you in this book is that the Good News is really that good God is really with us in ways we can see and touch and dwell with…. God’s generosity and desire to be with us extends beyond the time and place of the first coming of Christ in the flesh. When Jesus, who is fully divine, brings God’s healing to the world it is wondrous but when an ordinary person, a sinner like you or me, becomes the bearer of God’s healing presence through belonging to Christ, it is even more unexpected. In his heartwarming style, Father Veras challenges us to see Jesus in others and to be Jesus for the people with whom we journey each day. “Father, you talk about Jesus as if he was here. If Jesus dwells among us, then where is he?”įather Veras artfully answers this question with biblical texts that show how God chooses to manifest himself through his people-from Old Testament foreshadowing of the Incarnation to New Testament encounters with Jesus that turn ordinary men and women into missionary disciples. A must-have book from one of Magnificat’s most beloved contributors

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