Christ Has No Body

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This resource relating to Romans 8:1-11 provides a poem by Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) highlighting how Christians act as God's representatives and a poem by Carrie Purcell Kahler highlighting the theme of hospitality.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Romans 8:1-11 CLASSIC POEM: Christ Has No Body Teresa of Avila Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: After Rublev’s Trinity Carrie Purcell Kahler SNIPPET: Each face turned toward a face at table leaving always a space for one more… … [ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Teresa of Ávila
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Carrie Purcell Kahler
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Romans 8:1-11
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Year A Proper 10 (Ordinary Time 15)
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Monday, July 10, 2023