Preparation: WDP 2011 - Chile
How Many Loaves Have You?
This year's theme, "How Many Loaves Have You?," reminds us of the first reading from Deuteronomy 8:7-10. We find a description of a good land that resembles Chile in so many ways-flowing streams, abundant food, wheat, barley, figs, vines, pomegranates and mineral deposits. They see the contradiction of their country with abundant riches and yet so many people who do not have enough to eat, even when they work long hard hours.
The second reading, 1 Kings 17:8-16, guides us to the example of a woman asked to share food and water during a time of extreme drought, when the prophet Elijah is on his way to exile and is directed to a widow to care for him. Elijah asks for water and bread and the widow finds that she and her son, sharing the morsel of bread, survive the drought and famine.
Artist - Norma Ulloa
Creator of the Artwork for WDP 2011: Chile
The artwork from Chile comes from Norma Ulloa who was born in Concepción, Chile, 77 years ago. She worked with a woman’s art cooperative, Copiulemu, near Concepción. The artwork was designed specifically for the WDP 2011. The tapestry accompanies and guides us as we take up the biblical context, the Chilean context and our own situation. She said of her work: “The upper part depicts Christ praying and healing. On the left he is praying and the apostles have fallen asleep. On the right in the healing of a lame person, others are surrounding the scene and there are children among them. The lower part is related to bread. In the center Christ is multiplying the loaves and the fish.” Norma Ulloa died of heart failure shortly after the February earthquake in Chile, which struck the areas surrounding Concepción with great force.
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WDP USA Committee
WDP 2011 - Resource Materials
More to come...
The World Day of Prayer 2011 Resource Materials are still in development.