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This resource relating to Matthew 16:13-20 provides a poem by George MacDonald (1824-1905) highlighting Jesus' taking on human form and a poem by Malcolm Guite highlighting Peter's flawed humanity and Jesus' unwavering love.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Matthew 16:13-20
CLASSIC POEM:
About Jesus (Sonnet 1)
George Macdonald
If Thou hadst been a sculptor, what a race
Of forms divine had ever preached to men!
Lo, I behold thy brow, all glorious then,
(Its reflex dawning on the statue’s face)
Bringing its Thought to birth in human grace,
The soul of the grand form, upstarting, when
Thou openest thus thy mysteries to our ken,
Striking a marble window through blind space.
But God, who mouldeth in life-plastic clay,
Flashing his thoughts from men with living eyes,
Not from still marble forms, changeless alway,
Breathed forth his human self in human guise:
Thou didst appear, walking unknown abroad,
The son of man, the human, subject God.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
A Sonnet for Saint Peter
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
Impulsive master of misunderstanding
You comfort me with all your big mistakes;
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[ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Key Scriptures:
Matthew 16:13-20
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Proper 16 (Ordinary Time 21)
Date:
Monday, August 21, 2023