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This resource relating to Isaiah 43:1-7 provides a poem by Frances E. W. Harper (1825-1911) highlighting the anticipation of peace and a poem by Mary Szybist highlighting being known by name.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Isaiah 43:1-7
CLASSIC POEM:
Only a Word
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Till our world, so sad and weary,
Finds the balmy rest of peace—
Peace to silence all her discords—
Peace till war and crime shall cease.
Peace to fall like gentle showers,
Or on parchéd flowers dew,
Till our hearts proclaim with gladness:
Lo, He maketh all things new.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Yet Not Consumed
Mary Szybist
SNIPPET:
But give me the frost of your name
in my mouth, give me
spiny fruits and scaly husks —
give me breath
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Year C Baptism of the Lord
Date:
Monday, January 6, 2025