{"id":48750,"date":"2021-12-24T21:16:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T02:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/?p=48750"},"modified":"2021-12-24T21:20:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T02:20:44","slug":"an-advent-meditation-from-dean-pak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/an-advent-meditation-from-dean-pak\/","title":{"rendered":"An Advent Meditation from Dean Pak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wide is the embrace of God, who says tenderly,
\n\u201cComfort, O Comfort my people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wide is the embrace of God, who whispers, \u201cSay to
\nthose who are fearful in heart\u2014Do not fear!\u201d<\/p>\n

Wide is the embrace of God, who comes in
\nvulnerability to reveal true strength.<\/p>\n

Embracing God\u2019s expansiveness, may we be a beacon
\nof comfort today.<\/p>\n

Held within God\u2019s embrace, may we honor the
\ndignity and beauty of all living things.<\/p>\n

Extending God\u2019s embrace, may we be
\nambassadors of justice, peace, hope, and joy this very day.<\/p>\n

~ An Advent meditation on Isaiah from Dean G. Sujin Pak<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNatus Est Vobis\u201d, 2018, watercolor, ink, and digital typography, by Br. Blair Nuyda, A.A. (Doctor of Ministry Candidate)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wide is the embrace of God, who says tenderly, \u201cComfort, O Comfort my people.\u201d Wide is the embrace of God, who whispers, \u201cSay to those who are fearful in heart\u2014Do not fear!\u201d Wide is the embrace of God, who comes in vulnerability to reveal true strength. Embracing God\u2019s expansiveness, may we be a beacon of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12612,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[200,203],"tags":[381,382,283],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12612"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48752,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48750\/revisions\/48752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}