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This resource relating to 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 provides a poem by John Donne (1572-1631) questioning the purpose of life that is destined to decay and a poem by Sara Gambito highlighting the bonds of friendship.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
CLASSIC POEM:
Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?
(From Holy Sonnets)
John Donne
Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay?
Repair me now, for now mine end doth haste,
I run to death, and death meets me as fast,
And all my pleasures are like yesterday;
I dare not move my dim eyes any way,
Despair behind, and death before doth cast
Such terror, and my feebled flesh doth waste
By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh.
Only thou art above, and when towards thee
By thy leave I can look, I rise again;
But our old subtle foe so tempteth me,
That not one hour I can myself sustain;
Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Grace
Sara Gambito
SNIPPET:
You won’t
kill me
because I
will not
oblige you
by dying.
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1 Corinthians 15:1-11
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025