The Practice of “Yes, and:” Embracing Resurrection Life Everywhere
Episode description
In this episode, Osheta and Jer explore hope and its paramount importance in Everyday Peacemaking, inspired by this season of Eastertide. They delve into how hope, seen as both a skill and a practice, is essential in looking for and participating in ‘little resurrections’ amidst life’s challenges and divisions. Through personal stories, they illustrate the power of adopting a ‘Yes, and...’ posture, which acknowledges difficulties while remaining open to the ever-present possibility of resurrection breaking forth in daily life. The conversation culminates with a call to embrace the ‘resurrection impulse’ as Everyday Peacemakers, seeking out and nurturing moments of new life and hope in both the mundane and the monumental.
00:40 Reflecting on Eastertide
08:04 Little resurrections
09:57 Story of counter-protestors
22:04 Community and interior formation
27:03 Moving closer
31:11 Low stakes moments
32:55 Closing Invitation
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