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This resource relating to John 7:37-39 provides a poem by William Cowper (1731-1800) highlighting an abundance of living water and a poem by Mary Oliver (1935-2019) highlighting a thirst for faith.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: John 7:37-39
CLASSIC POEM:
Living Water
William Cowper
The fountain in its source,
No drought of summer fears;
The farther it pursues its course,
The nobler it appears.
But shallow cisterns yield
A scanty short supply;
The morning sees them amply filled,
At evening they are dry.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Thirst
Mary Oliver
SNIPPET:
Another morning and I wake with thirst
for the goodness I do not have. I walk
out to the pond and all the way God has
given us such beautiful lessons. …
[ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Key Scriptures:
John 7:37-39
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Day of Pentecost
Date:
Monday, May 22, 2023