Beautiful | A Responsive Reading

Linda Furtado

Published on: 2026/03/05

New Blog Post Beautiful | A Responsive Reading is a Christmas Day liturgical reading that traces the beauty of Jesus—from newborn king to suffering servant—inviting worshipers into awe, compassion, and embodied love. Written for Discipleship Ministries (UMC) for Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary as part of “Millennial/Centennial Voices from the Africana Diaspora” (Dec 2020). Description