This weird and fantastical vision is a story of the reality of forces of destruction and death, the bravery of creating and giving life in the midst of those forces, and the desire of God that life be protected and lifegivers nourished. This weird and fantastical vision is a story of resistance, because dragons are real. We are called to midwife the Beloved Community, dragons be damned!
Sermon begins at minute marker 1:30
Resources:
- Poem: Katie Lehman, "Light from the Twelve Stars," Drawing Near: A Devotional Journey with Art, Poetry & Reflection, ed. Eileen R. Kinch and John D. Roth (Herald Press, 2025), 188.
- Jan Richardson, The Intimate Apocalypse: Notes on a Pilgrimage Into Revelation (Wanton Gospeller Press, 2007).
- Anabaptist Community Bible
- Hildegard of Bingen, prayer, Voices Together (Menno Media, 2020), 900.
- Image: detail from Randy Horst, “John's Vision: A Woman, Her child, and the Dragon,” Drawing Near: A Devotional Journey with Art, Poetry & Reflection, ed. Eileen R. Kinch and John D. Roth (Herald Press, 2025), 186.
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