Blessed Are the Binary Breakers
Religion & Spirituality
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Find more of Avery's poetry at binarybreakingworship.com.
Avery reflects on the queerness of Advent + Christmas, including 3 original poems. They show how the Nativity story (as presented in Luke & Matthew) is bursting with binaries broken, assumptions flipped on their head, and God's uplifting of persons the world calls unworthy. They explore Divinity's transition into a physical, finite form assigned male at birth; Mary's "yes" that put her at risk of social condemnation - not unlike what trans persons risk when coming out; and Joseph's initial confusion and rejection transformed into solidarity due to his openness to God's word.
Talking points:
(0:00 - 4:00) Mary's Magnificat and God's revolution
(4:01 - 4:56) Poem: "God's Revolution"
(4:57 - 8:30) God's transition + Poem: "Snowball"
(8:31 - 15:16) Mary's betrothal, and her "yes" to social condemnation
(15:17 - 19:06) Poem: "Mary, Mother of Your Transgender Children"
(19:07 - end) Joseph: transformed by God's angel into an ally
Blessed Are the Binary Breakers is part of the Rock Candy Podcast Network. Find more shows at www.rockcandyrecordings.com.
The theme song is "Aetherium" by Leah Horn. The other music featured in this episode comes from "Valpariso" and "Dreamer" by Jeremy SH Griffith - find more at www.jeremyshgriffith.com/home.
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