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[Maryanne Stone-Jimenez]

Hi Dean,

Thanks for sending the poem. I have always thought, when I see
nativity scenes of Mary kneeling in front of the manger.... that was not
how it happened. Mary was no doubt lying beside Jesus, breastfeeding him,
and keeping him warm!

My work has been in breastfeeding, complementary feeding and maternal
nutrition, starting in Guatemala nearly 50 years ago. Since then I have had
the opportunity to train health professionals, community health workers and
mothers in 40 countries. A blessing indeed!!

A blessed Christmas Season to you Dean and a New Year filled with wonder &
delight!!
Con abrazos fuertes
Maryanne (and Roberto)

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 7:58 PM Dean Riley via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Greetings one and all.
>
> I found this thought provoking *(some might say disturbing)* reflection by
> Kaitlin Hardy Shetler… posted by a friend on Facebook this afternoon, and
> I thought I would share it with you all…
>
> Blessings…
>
> Dean.
>
> *(Thanks to Annabel Quinn for sharing this reflection on Facebook!)*
>
> disturbance
> /dɪˈstəːb(ə)ns/
>
> <https://www.google.com/search?client=mobilesearchapp&sca_esv=971bf7ca036ed23b&bih=548&biw=320&channel=iss&cs=1&hl=en&rlz=1MDAPLA_enDO963DO967&source=mobilesearchapp&v=295.0.590048842&q=how+to+pronounce+disturbance&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOMIfcRoyy3w8sc9YSmTSWtOXmPU4-INKMrPK81LzkwsyczPExLnYglJLcoV4pfi5eJOySwuKS1KSsxLTrViUWJKzeNZxCqTkV-uUJKvUADUlg_Ul6qApAoAREQzSmEAAAA&pron_lang=en&pron_country=gb&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiU7_7W556DAxWFSjABHXCfDX8Q3eEDegQIFhAs>
>
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> *noun*
>
>    1. the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.
>
>
> -::-::-::-
>
> Sometimes I wonder
> if Mary breastfed Jesus.
> if she cried out when he bit her
> or if she sobbed when he would not latch.
>
> and sometimes I wonder
> if this is all too vulgar
> to ask in a church
> full of men
> without milk stains on their shirts
> or coconut oil on their breasts
> preaching from pulpits off limits to the Mother of God.
>
> but then I think of feeding Jesus,
> birthing Jesus,
> the expulsion of blood
> and smell of sweat,
> the salt of a mother’s tears
> onto the soft head of the Salt of the Earth,
> feeling lonely
> and tired
> hungry
> annoyed
> overwhelmed
> loving
>
> and I think,
> if the vulgarity of birth is not
> honestly preached
> by men who carry power but not burden,
> who carry privilege but not labor,
> who carry authority but not submission,
> then it should not be preached at all.
>
> because the real scandal of the Birth of God
> lies in the cracked nipples of a
> 14 year old
> and not in the sermons of ministers
> who say women
> are too delicate
> to lead.
>
> -Kaitlin Hardy Shetler
>
> Artwork by Harmonia Rosales
>
>
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