{"id":1836,"date":"2021-10-25T10:43:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2022-04-06T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:25:01","slug":"jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Ep. 16: Living in Tension and Finding Healing with Jessica Wiarda\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7Lk70P7fCGj3TxRtx94Imo?si=d5de340266544535&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Invitation to Explore:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessica Wiarda shares her challenges with wanting to honor her heritage and ancestors while also being faithful to her Christian faith. These challenges include wrestling with Christian colonialism\u2019s sin of Native American genocide and the relationship between her Native American, Hopi culture and her Christian faith. How might you join in lamenting the history of Native American genocide and contributing to a Christian faith that embraces all people and desires the world&#8217;s transformation and healing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scripture to Study<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, \u201cRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cIt was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\u201d Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man\u2019s eyes with the mud and said to him, \u201cGo, wash in the pool of Siloam\u201d (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. (John 9:1\u20137 ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wise Words to Consider<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJesus really does heal the deepest wounds in the sense that you\u2019re still aware that that pain is still there. The pain never goes away, but there\u2019s hope despite that.\u201d\u2014Jessica Wiarda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prayer to Lead You<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gracious Creator, Savior, and Giver, you have made us and placed us in beautiful cultures that reflect your love and goodness. Help us to see the world\u2019s goodness and beauty among the wounds and scars that sin and death have dealt. Guide us as we seek to embrace the world that you have given us and heal this world\u2019s wounds through the power of the Holy Spirit who reigns with you and the Son forever. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Practice to Begin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes in forgiveness it is not enough to intellectually release. Because we are holistic beings our bodies can also carry the weight of the wrongdoing that requires release.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of an area in either your racial history or a current situation that you might be going through that has unresolved forgiveness. What do you feel when you think about it? How is the situation affecting different areas of your body? As you think about it, confess what it might be and move your body in a way that offers release, whether it be throwing your arms away from your body as you confess what negative emotions and feelings you might be feeling because of that situation or event. Try to move your body in a way that it isn\u2019t used to moving; maybe you need to dance, shake around, or even roll around the areas that are feeling tight or tense. You might want to do this alone, or if you are feeling brave, you can do it with a close friend.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions to Answer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Born of a white father and a Hopi mother, Jessica Wiarda shares her journey of identity and belonging. When you think about your own identity and family history, how does that inform your understanding of your faith? Which of your cultural values might your faith challenge or encourage?&nbsp; How have you found a sense of belonging both within the Christian community and within your family and culture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resources to Help<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessel van der Kolk M.D., <em>The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Charles, <em>Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resmaa Menakem, <em>My Grandmother&#8217;s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies<\/em>Richard Twiss,<em> Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore: Jessica Wiarda shares her challenges with wanting to honor her heritage and ancestors while also being faithful to her Christian faith. These challenges include wrestling with Christian colonialism\u2019s sin of Native American genocide and the relationship between her Native American, Hopi culture and her Christian faith. How might you join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2007,2012],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","category-season-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore: Jessica Wiarda shares her challenges with wanting to honor her heritage and ancestors while also being faithful to her Christian faith. These challenges include wrestling with Christian colonialism\u2019s sin of Native American genocide and the relationship between her Native American, Hopi culture and her Christian faith. How might you join [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Created For\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"david.daniel@cru.org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"david.daniel@cru.org\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"david.daniel@cru.org\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a\"},\"headline\":\"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\"},\"wordCount\":685,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Podcast\",\"Season 2\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\",\"name\":\"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png\",\"width\":3881,\"height\":4124},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/\",\"name\":\"Created For\",\"description\":\"Created For\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a\",\"name\":\"david.daniel@cru.org\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09690057a675d6f2f21d21e203cd40e2ac5f0e33ec521bc353ad666a5d534004?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09690057a675d6f2f21d21e203cd40e2ac5f0e33ec521bc353ad666a5d534004?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"david.daniel@cru.org\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/author\/david-danielcru-org\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For","og_description":"Episode Reflection Invitation to Explore: Jessica Wiarda shares her challenges with wanting to honor her heritage and ancestors while also being faithful to her Christian faith. These challenges include wrestling with Christian colonialism\u2019s sin of Native American genocide and the relationship between her Native American, Hopi culture and her Christian faith. How might you join [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/","og_site_name":"Created For","article_published_time":"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00","author":"david.daniel@cru.org","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"david.daniel@cru.org","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/"},"author":{"name":"david.daniel@cru.org","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a"},"headline":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing","datePublished":"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/"},"wordCount":685,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","articleSection":["Podcast","Season 2"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/","url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/","name":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing - Created For","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","datePublished":"2021-10-25T15:43:24+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-06T19:25:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","width":3881,"height":4124},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/2021\/jessica-wiarda-living-in-tension-and-finding-healing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jessica Wiarda: Living in Tension and Finding Healing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/","name":"Created For","description":"Created For","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/62f33f26a85a03b1fc2abddfeb57e56a","name":"david.daniel@cru.org","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09690057a675d6f2f21d21e203cd40e2ac5f0e33ec521bc353ad666a5d534004?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09690057a675d6f2f21d21e203cd40e2ac5f0e33ec521bc353ad666a5d534004?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"david.daniel@cru.org"},"url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/author\/david-danielcru-org\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/486\/2021\/10\/Jessica-Wiarda@4x.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"meta_box":{"_cloudsearch_visibility":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1836"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2752,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions\/2752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cru.org\/createdfor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}