Fully Alive in God

Volto Santo of Manoppello, photo by Paul Badde Melissa Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard ( Acts 3:12-19 ; Psalm 4 ; 1 John 3:1-7 ; Luke 24:36b-48 ) While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" In the past couple of weeks I had an experience that gave me just a glimpse at what the disciples must have been feeling in this first moment of seeing the resurrected Christ. I read a book called The Face of God by Paul Badde, a German journalist who works in Rome. In his work in and around the Vatican and other news reporting, he caught wind of an image of Jesus in the Abruzzi Mountains in Italy, not far from Rome. After studying this image with a nun, they discovered that the image of Jesus on the cloth at Manoppello lines up exactly with the face on the Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that some believe was wrapped around Jesus’ body as it was placed in the tomb. In this book of over 300 pages Badde...

Volto Santo of Manoppello, foto por Paul Badde Melissa Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard ( Acts 3:12-19 ; Psalm 4 ; 1 John 3:1-7 ; Luke 24:36b-48 ) Pero como ellos no acababan de creerlo, a causa de la alegría y el asombro que sentían, Jesús les preguntó: — ¿Tienen aquí algo que comer? Yo experimenté algo que me dio una pequeña idea de esta experiencia que los discípulos tenían en este primer momento de ver al Jesús resucitado en estas semanas pasadas. I experienced a tiny bit of what this might have been like for the disciples these past couple of weeks. Leí un libro llamado The Face of God (o El Rostro de Dios) por Paul Badde, un periodista alemán que trabaja en Roma. Él escuchó que algunos en la iglesia Católica Romana estaban hablando sobre una tela especial en una iglesia en un pueblo pequeño en las montañas Abruzzo en Italia, y en el proceso de estudiar, vio que esta tela extraordinaria corresponde con el Sudario de Turín, una lienza que muchos creen envolvió...

(http://katenixon.theworldrace.org/?filename=aslan-is-on-the-move) M. Campbell-Langdell+ All Santos, Oxnard ( Acts 10:34–43; Ps. 118:1–2, 14–24; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Mark 16:1–8) Very slowly, very softly, let us creep to the tomb with the women who gather—Here we walk, with Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother of James, and Salome. Can you smell the sweet and pungent spices in the cool of the dark morning? It is not yet dawn. Their hearts are tight with grief but they know what to do—some women always know what to do somehow, because they are strong and resourceful, even in fear. So, here they come. So brave. So afraid. Stumbling forward. And behold! In the darkness, we see a light. Instead of solid stone, an open tomb. Which would be a darkness, a gaping sore in the earth, but no, not this one. An angel is there. Sitting as if he was any young guy anywhere, a farmer on the side of the road chewing a piece of straw, a teenager with pants sagging sittin’ on a stoop, just ...

(http://katenixon.theworldrace.org/?filename=aslan-is-on-the-move) M. Campbell-Langdell+ All Santos, Oxnard ( Hechos 10:34–43; Salmo 118:1–2, 14–24; 1 Corintios 15:1–11; San Marcos 16:1–8) Muy, muy suavemente, movemos con lentitud con las mujeres acercando la tumba. Caminamos ahora, con María Magdalena, María la Madre de Santiago, y Salomé. ¿Pueden oler los perfumes dulces y picantes? Estamos con ellas en el fresco de la mañana oscura—todavía no se ha levantado el sol. Los corazones de las mujeres están tensos con el dolo pero saben lo que hacer—las mujeres siempre saben que hacer, de alguna manera, porque son fuertes y capaces, aun cuando se sienten miedo. Así que, ahora vienen. Tan fuertes, tan miedosas. Tropezando adelante. The women stumble forward in the darkness. What awaits them? Y ¡Mira! En la oscuridad, vemos una luz. En vez de roca sólida, una tumba abierta. Lo que sería la oscuridad, una llaga abierta en la carne de la tierra. Pero no, no ese. Un ángel está al...

(http://www.cherylricker.com/2012/05/whos-the-judge/woman-with-jesus-small/) Melissa Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard ( Jeremiah 31:31-34 ; Psalm 51:1-13 ;  Hebrews 5:5-10 ; John 12:20-33 ) Remembering Malcolm Boyd who often wrote in this style, a meditative conversation with Jesus. Jesus, we wish to see you. We are rushing like the Greeks in this gospel reading, to see you. To hear what it is you have to say to us. To tell us about eternal life. Whatever it is you can say, Jesus , to make this whole world seem better. Jesus , we want to see you. Not the great high priest on a pedestal, Jesus , Although that’s what you are, too, But to see you . In the flesh. But it is hard to see you like this. With all your barriers down, knowing what you will go through. Jesus , we want to see you. But it is hard for us. It is hard for us because we still have this idea that you are a white knight on a horse, or perhaps someone who can’t be hurt. ...

(http://www.cherylricker.com/2012/05/whos-the-judge/woman-with-jesus-small/) Melissa Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard ( Jeremias 31:31-34 ; Salmo 51:1-13 ;   Hebreos 5:5-10 ; Juan 12:20-33 ) Yo recuerdo y honro Malcolm Boyd, un sacerdote quien falleció recientemente y quien muchas veces escribió de esta forma, en esta conversación meditativa con Jesús. Jesús, queremos verte. Queremos verte, Jesus. We need to, we want to see you, Jesus. Estamos urgentes, corriendo hacia ti, como los griegos en el texto de hoy. Queremos escuchar lo que quieres decirnos Sobre la vida eterna. Queremos, necesitamos escuchar lo que nos puedes decir, Jesús, Que puede hacer parece mejor este mundo en que vivimos. Jesús, te queremos ver. Not the high priest on his pedestal No el sumo-sacerdote en su pedestal, Jesús, Aunque si esto es lo que eres también. But you , you in the flesh Pero queremos verte a ti , En la carne. Pero… Es difícil verte así. Te vemos ...

"Behold, the Joy of Jesus" by Lindena Robb M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (Exodus 20:1–17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18–25, John 2:13–22) "Sha-la-la-la-la-la live for today!" This is a song I remember from my youth, although it’s much older than me. It's from the "Grass Roots", a rock band of the sixties. [1]  When I think of this song I remember my friend Kira, and my time in high school. When we had free time, especially during our final year of high school, we left the school campus in Kira’s blue Mustang, to buy a snack or just to take a walk, and Kira always played that song. "Sha-la-la-la-la-la live for today!" This song, to me, was all about freedom! During Lent, many Episcopal churches begin the service of Holy Eucharist with the Decalogue, as a part of the penitential order. For me the Ten Commandments always seem to be the opposite of this sense of freedom. These are the rules that God has shared with us. If...