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Journeys with Angels gatherFOR FAITH AND ACTION MARCH 2021 Bible study: Journeys with angels Messages from God Welcome home At the table B:8.375” T:8.125” S:7.375” What makes MIF Term Investments notable? Even non-investors see a return. B:10.75” S:9.75” T:10.5” Lutheran Church of Christ the Redeemer The Mission Investment Fund offers a wide range of in Minneapolis, investments for individuals and congregations, including Minnesota fixed- and adjustable-rate Term Investments with a choice of terms. What’s more, when you invest with MIF, your Used an MIF loan investment finances loans to ELCA congregations like Christ to remodel the low- the Redeemer. To learn more about our investments and income apartments loans, contact us at mif.elca.org or 877.886.3522. the church rents to Togolese refugees, thus making their new homes a whole lot homier. IRAs • Term Investments • Demand Investments • Ministry Loans Mission Investment Fund investments are subject to certain risks. 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COVID-19, 26 weeks into pregnancy with her Helping us to recognize God’s presence and second child. She was intubated, sedated and placed gifts in others, author Julia Seymour has written on a life support machine. While fighting for her a Lenten devotional series (p. 12) focused on the life and her baby’s life, she felt that a guardian angel vocations of people we encounter. Adding these was with her. devotions and prayers for others to your daily rou- This young mom later learned that while she tine can be a reminder that, as Seymour says, “we was sedated, a 27-year-old nurse, during each of are never alone in our Christian journey. The Holy her shifts, had been whispering encouragement and Spirit connects us to other people and to creation in support to her. When the mom’s condition wors- ways beyond our imagination.” ened, and her baby girl was delivered How do those Holy Spirit connections bear via emergency C-section at fruit over time? Read Laura Gifford’s 29 weeks, this same nurse story (p. 28) of what happened posted photos of the baby, more than 100 years ago when who was transferred to Norwegian deaconess and nurse another hospital’s ICU, Sister Elizabeth Fedde found her all around the mom’s hos- vocation in building community, pital room. When the mom as well as medical and social service recovered and was relearning ministries in the United States. And how to walk, the nurse threw her a baby check out Mary Campbell’s reflection (p. 34) on shower. the ELCA AMMPARRO program, which connects These two women, Monique and Caitlyn, now caring congregations with people, especially young text each other daily. Monique chose Caitlyn, the people, who seek safety and asylum in the U.S. angel of a nurse who made sure she didn’t feel All of this begins with our first seeing others, alone, as her daughter’s godmother. Why? “I felt like as Caitlyn saw Monique in her hospital’s COVID- she fought for me,” Monique said. 19 ICU. Or as Cara Strickland (p. 9) began to see This month (p.20), Bible study author Christa Hagar in the book of Genesis—after years of not von Zychlin explores how angels of the Lord really seeing her at all. comfort, encourage and protect people including Like our biblical ancestors, we are seen and Hagar, Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego, Daniel and we are never really alone, thanks to God and God’s even Jesus. She also considers that at times God’s messengers. While God’s messengers “don’t always messengers may be human, rather than heavenly solve all our problems, or even most of them,” von beings. “Can you think of a time when you were Zychlin writes, these angels “do God’s work, for comforted and encouraged by someone (a human God’s purposes, in God’s time.” MARCH 2021 gathermagazine.org 1 gather VOLUME 34 ISSUE 2 MARCH 2021 Editor Elizabeth Hunter Managing editor Sarah Carson Cover art James He Qi gathermagazine.org Editor, Café Elizabeth McBride boldcafe.org DIRECTORY OF READER SERVICES Subscription Office Change of address, renewals, questions about your subscription and new subscription orders must be addressed to our subscription order center at Cambey & West. 1 year / 10 issues $19.95 Call 844-409-0576 (toll free) or Biblical angels are not personal 845-267-3074 wish-granters, but God’s mes- Gather Subscription Order Center PO Box 336 sengers—heavenly beings who Congers, NY 10920-0336 [email protected] usher us into God’s goodness. Gather Editorial Office For editorial feedback, magazine promotion questions or article suggestions write or email: Gather Editorial Office Women of the ELCA 8765 W. Higgins Rd. Chicago, IL 60631-4189 Bible study 800-638-3522, ext. 2730 [email protected], gathermagazine.org 20 Journeys with angels SESSION THREE Advertising inquiries For advertising inquiries, call or email: COMFORTING, ENCOURAGING, PROTECTING ANGELS Shanley and Associates, LLC. God’s promises point us where we need to go. 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GIFFORD 9 Seeing other people 40 Amen How Sarah and Hagar 34 ‘You are messengers of God Angels to help us opened my eyes. for me.’ BY CATHERINE MALOTKY BY CARA STRICKLAND ELCA AMMPARRO helps congregations sponsor asy- 16 What would you say? lum seekers. The faith community needs BY MARY CAMPBELL to talk about suicide. BY SARAH CARSON Gather (ISSN: 2163-0941), Copyright © 2021 by Women of the ELCA, is published monthly, except January/February and July/August (10 times a year), by Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4189. Business and Editorial Offices: 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4189. Call (845) 267-3074 to subscribe. Application to mail at Periodicals postage prices is pending at Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions: $19.95; outside the United States add $11.50 for postage. Single copies, $5.00. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gather PO Box 336, Congers, NY 10920-0336. MARCH 2021 gathermagazine.org 3 Contributors LINDA POST BUSHKOFSKY MARY CAMPBELL (p. 34) is pro- SARAH CARSON (p. 39) is executive director gram director for ELCA AMMPARO, (p.16) is managing of Women of the ELCA. the ELCA strategy to accompany editor of Gather. She’s a member of United migrant minors with protection, She is a member Lutheran Church, Oak Park, Illinois, where advocacy, representation and opportunities. She of Grace Lutheran Church in her husband, Dennis, serves as pastor. is a former missionary in El Salvador and a lawyer. Evanston, Illinois. KAITLIN B. CURTICE DR. LAURA J. GIFFORD (p. 28) ELIZABETH (p. 32) is a citizen of the is a deacon serving as ELCA HUNTER (p. 1) Potawatomi Nation, a Regions 1 & 2 candidacy is editor of Gather. Christian, a public speaker and leadership manager. A lifelong Lutheran, and a poet. Her first book,Glory Happening: She holds a Ph.D. in American history from she enjoys sharing stories with her Finding the Divine in Everyday Places, was the University of California, Los Angeles. She family, walking in the woods and published with Paraclete Press in 2017. She and her family are members of Resurrection kayaking along rivers where a quiet blogs at www.kaitlincurtice.com. Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon peace can be found. THE REV. MARY THE REV. THE REV.
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