Drawing from Wisdom's Well : Stories, Celebrations, and Explorations of Courageous Women of Faith

by Ulterino, Gloria

• ISBN13: 9780877939542
• ISBN10: 0877939543
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Many women of faith are brought to life in this extraordinary collection of communal celebrations. Ideal for small faith sharing groups, retreat settings, and larger communal settings.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(2)
Introduction	11	(3)
Prisca and Her Sisters in Ministry	14	(16)
We Are Called by Wisdom to Step Out in Faith	15	(15)
Prisca, Phoebe, and Junia: Leaders in the Early Church	21	(9)
The Samaritan Woman and Us	30	(16)
We Are Led From the Margin to Mission	31	(15)
The Samaritan Woman Encounters Living Water	40	(6)
Sarah and Hagar	46	(20)
We Struggle for Vision Amid Systems That Divide	47	(19)
The Covenant, As Told in Genesis 12-25 and Experienced by Sarah and Hagar	58	(8)
The Persistent Widow	66	(14)
We Cry Out for Justice as We Persevere	67	(13)
The Persistent Widow of Luke 18:1-8	73	(7)
The Daughters of ``Z''	80	(12)
We Stand Between Promise and Fulfillment	81	(11)
The Story of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah, Otherwise Known as the Daughters of ``Z,'' or the Daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-11 and 36:1-12)	88	(4)
Mary, The Mother of Jesus	92	(18)
We Are Meant to Become a Word of Wisdom	93	(17)
Mary, A Word of Wisdom	102	(8)
A Woman Who Anointed Jesus	110	(14)
We Give Courageously of Our Very Selves	111	(13)
The Woman in Mark's Gospel Who Anointed Jesus on the Head (Mark 14:3-9)	118	(6)
Martha	124	(16)
Our Commitment Is Mature and Lasting	125	(15)
Martha: Unbind Her and Let Her Go Free	132	(8)
Ruth and Naomi	140	(14)
Sharing Wisdom Across Generations Gives Life	141	(13)
The Book of Ruth, The Story of Ruth, and Her Significance Today	148	(6)
Hildegard of Bingen	154	(16)
Wisdom Gives Us Creative Abundant Life	155	(15)
Hildegard of Bingen	161	(9)
Julian of Norwich	170	(22)
We Find Joy in All Things	171	(21)
Julian of Norwich	180	(12)
The Madres of the Plaza de Mayo	192	(20)
Our Pain Is Transformed Into Power for Good by Wisdom	193	(19)
The Wisdom Woman in the Book of Proverbs . . . and Beyond	201	(11)
Mary of Magdala	212
The Truth of Our Lives Must Be Heard	213
Mary of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles	219