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This resource relating to Genesis 1:1-5 provides a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) highlighting how God's creation was inspired by love and a poem by Joy Harjo exploring themes of creation and destruction.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Genesis 1:1-5
CLASSIC POEM:
Creation
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The impulse of all love is to create.
God was so full of love, in His embrace
He clasped the empty nothingness of space,
And lo! the solar system! High in state
The mighty sun sat, so supreme and great
With this same essence, one smile of its face
Brought myriad forms of life forth; race on race
From insects up to men.
Through love, not hate,
All that is grand in nature or in art
Sprang into being. He who would build sublime
And lasting works, to stand the test of time
Must inspiration draw from his full heart.
And he who loveth widely, well and much,
The secret holds of the true master touch.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
The Creation Story
Joy Harjo
SNIPPET:
I’m not afraid of love
or its consequence of light.
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[ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Genesis 1:1-5
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Baptism of the Lord
Date:
Tuesday, January 2, 2024