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Jesus: Through the Eyes of His Mother
December 3, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$40Jesus: Through the Eyes of His Mother
Reverend Judith Lyons (Jude)
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:00am to Noon
In the season of Advent, we wait. We wait in great anticipation for the arrival of the Christ Child, the baby Jesus, who enters the world fully human and fully divine. For many, it is the divine Jesus they know best, the Jesus of miracles, revelations and resurrection. In this workshop, we will explore the humanity of Jesus as seen through the eyes of his mother. Let us wait with Mary, inspired by images of her from around the globe, past and present. We will let those images help us to imagine the on-going relationship Jesus had with his mother, how she taught him, what he learned from her, how they might have laughed and clashed and loved in the messiness of a human mother/son relationship. We will reflect on our own relationship with Jesus and the people we love. Join me as we contemplate images, consider scripture, journal our personal reflections, and read aloud several poems by Madeleine L’Engle, written as Mary speaks from age 14-60. Seeing Jesus through the eyes of his mother will be an exciting and moving way to prepare ourselves during this personal and mystical season of waiting for new life.
Reverend Judith Lyons (Jude) is an Episcopal Priest in the diocese of Los Angeles. She earned her M.Div. at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley where she recently served as the Interim Dean of Students. She has been an assisting priest at St. Augustine-by-the-Sea in Santa Monica and an associate rector at St. Francis Palos Verdes. Prior to becoming a priest, she spent 45 years in the Theater, teaching and directing at the University of Iowa, Temple University in Philadelphia, Southern Illinois University, Pepperdine University, and then 25 years as the Chair of Performing Arts and Director of Theater at the Brentwood School.
Cost: $40 per person (all materials included)