Liturgies for Resisting Empire Quotes

“I think of the day Jesus sat in a boat, teaching the crowds on the shore. "The kingdom of God is..." they leaned in, bracing for words about men and armies, kings and domination. They expected images of power, grandeur, and conquest. But Jesus, with gentle subversion, spoke instead of a woman. A woman who took a little yeast, hid it in dough, and watched it rise into enough bread to nourish a whole community.

This kingdom does not arrive with spectacle or force; it moves in unseen, quiet abundance through the ordinary. It breaks apart the illusions of power. It shatters our expectations.”
― Kat Armas, Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World