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This resource relating to Psalm 139:1-18 provides a poem by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) that seeks guidance from the one who knows everything and a poem by John O'Donohue (1956-2008) contemplating the day ahead.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Psalm 139:1-6,13-18
CLASSIC POEM:
The True Knowledge
Oscar Wilde
Thou knowest all; I seek in vain
What lands to till or sow with seed –
The land is black with briar and weed,
Nor cares for falling tears or rain.
Thou knowest all; I sit and wait
With blinded eyes and hands that fail,
Till the last lifting of the veil
And the first opening of the gate.
Thou knowest all; I cannot see.
I trust I shall not live in vain,
I know that we shall meet again
In some divine eternity.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Matins
John O’Donohue
SNIPPET:
…
I arise today
In the name of Silence,
Womb of the Word,
In the name of Stillness,
Home of Belonging,
In the name of the Solitude
Of the Soul and the Earth.
…
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Key Scriptures:
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year B Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Monday, January 8, 2024