In this first episode of season 3 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Advent 1. The texts covered in this episode are Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25:1-10, and Luke 21:25-36. Our guests this week are:  

• The Rev. Dr. Lauren R. Stanley is canon to the ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota. Prior to serving as canon, she spent 8.5 years serving on the Rosebud Reservation. 
• Katina Assimacopoulos is a medical doctor living in the Midwest. She is currently pursuing her Juris Doctorate and comes to us from the Greek Orthodox tradition. 
• GJ Gordy is the communications director for the Navajoland Area Mission and lives in New Mexico. Her clan is One Who Walks Around. She was born into the Salt Clan; her maternal grandparents are the Edge Water People and her paternal grandparents are the Mud People. 

Prophetic Voices is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for Racial Reconciliation. For more information on Becoming Beloved Community, visit iam.ec/becomingbelovedcommunity.