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This resource relating to Ephesians 2:11-22 provides poems by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) highlighting the effort and support required for healthy relationships.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Ephesians 2:11-22
CLASSIC POEM:
The Props Assist the House
Emily Dickinson
The Props assist the House
Until the House is built
And then the Props withdraw
And adequate, erect,
The House support itself
And cease to recollect
The Augur and the Carpenter –
Just such a retrospect
Hath the perfected Life –
A Past of Plank and Nail
And slowness – then the scaffolds drop
Affirming it a Soul –
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Scaffolding
Seamus Heaney
SNIPPET:
Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;
Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points,
Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints.
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Key Scriptures:
Ephesians 2:11-22
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year B Proper 11 (Ordinary Time 16)
Date:
Monday, July 15, 2024