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This resource relating to 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 provides a poem by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) highlighting the joy in the death of a believer and a poem by Mary Oliver (1935-2019) highlighting how passion demands action.
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
I Cor. 9:16-23
CLASSIC POEM:
Joy in Death
Emily Dickinson
If tolling bell I ask the cause.
‘A soul has gone to God,’
I’m answered in a lonesome tone;
Is heaven then so sad?
That bells should joyful ring to tell
A soul had gone to heaven,
Would seem to me the proper way
A good news should be given.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
What I Have Learned
Mary Oliver
Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I
not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside,
looking into the shining world? Because, properly
attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion.
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1 Corinthians 9:16-23
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year B Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Monday, January 29, 2024