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This resource relating to 2 Peter 1:16-21 provides poems by William Cowper (1731-1800) and Anya Silver (1968-2018) highlighting hope in the midst of despair.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: II Peter 1:16-21
CLASSIC POEM:
The Shining Light
William Cowper
My former hopes are fled,
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.
Ah, whither shall I fly?
I hear the thunder roar;
The Law proclaims Destruction nigh,
And Vengeance at the door.
When I review my ways,
I dread impending doom:
But sure a friendly whisper says,
“Flee from the wrath to come.”
I see, or think I see,
A glimm’ring from afar;
A beam of day, that shines for me,
To save me from despair.
Fore-runner of the sun,
It marks the pilgrim’s way;
I’ll gaze upon it while I run,
And watch the rising day.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Holy, Holy, Holy
Anya Silver
SNIPPET:
…
Yes, God, the darkness hideth thee.
Too often as I sit in the pews, nothing
happens. Or worse, Nothing happens,
doubt a scrim over every word I pray,
a tepid mutter of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
…
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2 Peter 1:16-21
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Transfiguration Sunday
Date:
Monday, February 13, 2023