Creating! Graces: "Half the Sky" Challenge: Week Three

GRACE: The Triple Goddess, + One

I have been a firm believer in the Triple Goddess in each woman and in every woman, embracing the roles of Maiden, Mother, and Crone as they have presented themselves in my life; searching for them within when their specific insights were needed.

But as I age, and realize that women are living longer and healthier lives, I realize there is a void that must be filled by a new entity... she that is no longer quite so responsible as Mother, but who isn't quite yet secure in the role of Crone. Others, of course, have sensed this void, and have chosen their own idea of the needed addition to the Triple Goddess. I, however, am flying free, using only my own thoughts at present. I call this evolving goddess within myself "Grace": Grace because this new span of time for me, and other women, is there by the grace of God; and Grace because I need to learn to accept and share this gift of time and opportunity with grace... gracefully, gratefully, and graciously.

And because Grace is evolving, I will continue to honor the Triple Goddess, but always include Grace as "+ One". Women have always felt "the more the merrier", opening their arms, their homes, and their hearts to others. This blog is dedicated to Creating! Grace within myself and Creating! Graces in others. So, welcome, Grace, as we begin this exploration into your becomings!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"Half the Sky" Challenge: Week Three

POVERTY AND HUNGER

Kristoff, N. and WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. Vintage Books: New York (185-221).

Study Guide:

Global Issues Affecting Women: Poverty by Global Women @ http: www.globalwomengo.org

Monologue: Hunger by Global Women @ http:www.globalwomengo.org

Books:

The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty by Peter Greer. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. 2009. Find a discussion guide, book recommendations, and resources on line at www.thepoorwillbeglad.com.

Dr. Ruby K. Payne and Bill Ehlig, What Every Church Member Should Know About Poverty. Order online at www.ahaprocess.com/store/Books.html or call 1.800.424.9484. This title and others by Dr. Ruby Payne are also available at www.amazon.com.

Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M. There Shall Be No Poor Among You: Poverty in the Bible. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press. 2004.

Judith M. Dean, Julie Schaffner and Stephen L.S. Smith, editors. Attacking Poverty in the Developing World: Christian Practitioners and Academics in Collaboration. Federal Way, Washington: World Vision Press. 2005.

When Helping Hurts by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Publishers. 2009. A study guide, Webinars, and other materials are available on www.chalmers.org/when-helping-hurts.

HOPE International’s Perspectives on Global Poverty. Available on their Web site at www.hopeinternational.org or by calling 1-717-464-3220. This provides insight into microfinance as a response to global poverty through the formation of solidarity groups.

Walking with the Poor by Bryant L. Myers. Maryknoll New York: Orbis Books. 1999.

Web Sites:

www.poverty.com

www.globalissues.org

www.world-poverty.org

www.poverty.worldconcern.org

www.endpoverty2015.org

www.theendofpoverty.com