Anton Flores-Maisonet is founder of Casa Alterna in Atlanta GA. In the past year, Casa Alterna has hosted nearly 300 asylum seekers from 50 different countries. In this message from Mark 9:30-37, Anton reflects on what it means to engage in the spiritual practice of radical welcoming.
Worship Music Acknowledgements
“Tú has venido a la orilla (Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore)”
Text: Spanish; Cesáreo Gabaráin; trans. composite Gertrude C Suppe, George Lockwood IV, Raquel Gutiérrez-Achon, Willard F Jabusch, alt.; Music: Cesáreo Gabaráin, 1979, Dios con nosotros; Spanish text and music ©1979 Cesáreo Gabaráin and Ediciones Paulinas (admin. OCP Publications); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“Jesus Loves Me”
Text: Anna B Warner, 1859; Music: William B Bradbury, The Golden Shower, 1862
“Alleluia”
Text: Hebrew traditional, ca. 4th c. BC; translit. Greek, ca. 3rd c. BC; Music: from the singing of George Mxadana; transcr. John L Bell, transcr. ©1990 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“Open My Eyes (Abre mis ojos)”
Text: Jesse Manibusan; Spanish trans. stanzas 1-3, 5 Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, (c)1988, 1998, 1999 Jesse Manibusan and Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, Spirit and Song (admin. OCP); Music: Jesse Manibusan, ©1988, 1998, 1999 Jesse Manibusan, Spirit and Song (admin. OCP); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through CCLI License #200093153
“Beauty for Brokenness”
Text: Graham Kendrick, 1993, alt.; Music: Graham Kendrick, 1993; ©1993 Make Way Music (admin. Music Services); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084
“Hamba nathi (Come, Walk with Us)”
Text: Zulu; South African traditional; trans. Gerhard Cartford, ©Lutheran World Foundation; Music: South African traditional; arr. Anders Nyberg, ©1984 Peace of Music Publishing AB (admin. Walton Music Corp., a division of GIA Publications, Inc.); All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission through ONE LICENSE, license #A-731084