279 - Holding the Tension of Hope and Lament through Liturgies with Author and Podcaster Kayla Craig
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
4.9 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Kayla Craig is a former journalist who brings deep curiosity and a prophetic voice to her writing in her books Every Season Sacred and To Light Their Way and on her popular Instagram account, Liturgies for Parents.
In this episode, Latasha and Kayla share hope and lament. They talk about the beauty and accessibility of liturgies in our faith journeys and the need to engage curiosity in our relationship with God and others. They discuss the importance of being honest about our history and being honest with God. And Kayla blesses the Be the Bridge community with readings from her book.
(Note: This conversation was recorded on September 14th, for context for listeners as to why some of the current global conflicts and recent national gun violence tragedies are not named in the laments.)
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts with Integrated Entertainment Studios
Assistant Producer & Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
Quotes:
“I embrace history because it makes us who we are.” -Latasha Morrison
“Kids invite us into curiosity, because we start to unlearn that. When we embrace a posture of curiosity instead of having all the answers, we are drawing nearer to Christ.” -Kayla Craig
“Liturgy is prayers of the people.” -Kayla Craig
"When was Jesus ever comfortable? Why do we yearn for comfort?” -Latasha Morrison
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Resources Mentioned:
Every Season Sacred book by Kayla Craig
To Light Their Way book by Kayla Craig
prayer for Dr. Martin Luther King Day
A Prayer for Gun Violence in Schools
With book by Skye Jethani
A Prayer for Talking about Racism with Children
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Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison. |
| 0:06.1 | What are you guys doing today? |
| 0:08.7 | It's exciting. |
| 0:09.5 | Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding. |
| 0:17.0 | But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love. |
| 0:19.5 | We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity. |
| 0:25.1 | Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge, |
| 0:28.2 | which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world. |
| 0:34.0 | This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth. |
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| 0:45.6 | Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast. |
| 0:48.9 | Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end. |
| 0:54.0 | Be the Bridge community. |
| 0:56.2 | As I always say, I have a special treat for you today. |
| 1:00.6 | And so it's exciting to have Ms. Kayla Craig. |
| 1:06.1 | She is a former journalist who brings some deep curiosity and care to her writing. She's the author |
| 1:13.6 | of a new book that's coming out. But probably when you hear this, the book would have already come |
| 1:20.1 | out. And it's entitled Every Season Sacred. And this is really the second book. The first book was to light their way. And so some of you |
| 1:32.2 | may have that. With the poetic and prophetic voice, she created the popular liturgies for parents |
| 1:38.5 | Instagram that I know many of you follow, which Christianity today named it an essential parenting resource. |
| 1:46.4 | She also hosts the Liturgies for Parents' Podcasts. |
| 1:50.3 | Kayla's nuance and accessible reflections, essays, and prayers are featured in various books, |
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