The Miracle of the Multiplied Loaves

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This resource relating to Matthew 14:13-21 provides poems by David Crashaw (1613-1649) and Mary Oliver (1935-2019) highlighting the miracle of the feeding of the 5000.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 CLASSIC POEM: Divine Epigrams: On the Miracle of the Multiplied Loaves David Crashaw See here an easy feast that knows no wound, That under hunger’s teeth will needs be sound; A subtle harvest of unbounded bread, What would ye more? Here food itself is fed. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: Logos Mary Oliver SNIPPET: Imagine him, speaking, and don’t worry about what is reality, or what is plain, or what is mysterious. … [ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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David Crashaw
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Mary Oliver
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Matthew 14:13-21
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Year A Proper 13 (Ordinary Time 18)
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Monday, July 31, 2023