Laity Sunday Guest Speaker:
Yvonne Figueroa is a Community Organizer for LA Voice, a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens people to their own power, training them to speak, act and work together to transform Los Angeles County into one that reflects the dignity of all people. Yvonne was exposed to community organizing while attending California State University Long Beach. After graduating, she worked on various political and community campaigns before joining the labor movement in the long term care industry. For the past year, Yvonne has been working with faith communities in Inglewood, LA county and state-wide around tenant protection and affordable housing issues.
Yvonne loves hiking, camping, reading, live music, eating, and is open to all kinds of new experiences!
Job 38:4-7 (Common English Bible)
4 Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations?
Tell me if you know.
5 Who set its measurements? Surely you know.
Who stretched a measuring tape on it?
6 On what were its footings sunk;
who laid its cornerstone,
7 while the morning stars sang in unison
and all the divine beings shouted?
Summary:
After Job finally gives up, God asserts authority over the universe and Job’s life. When fear has gripped our lives, we need the reminder that the God of the universe is on our side. The God who laid the foundations of the earth will help us find our voice.
Reflection Questions:
- Have you ever had difficulty finding your voice? Have you ever been scared to speak up?
- What difference does it make to speak up when others are with you?
- How is God calling you to use your voice with others?