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This resource relating to Matthew 13:1-23 provides a poem by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) highlighting the sowing of seeds in hope and a poem by Malcolm Guite highlighting the importance of cultivating fertile ground for the gospel.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
CLASSIC POEM:
The Sower
Victor Hugo
Sitting in a porchway cool,
Fades the ruddy sunlight fast,
Twilight hastens on to rule–
Working hours are wellnigh past
Shadows shoot across the lands;
But one sower lingers still,
Old, in rags, he patient stands,–
Looking on, I feel a thrill.
Black and high his silhouette
Dominates the furrows deep!
Now to sow the task is set,
Soon shall come a time to reap.
Marches he along the plain,
To and fro, and scatters wide
From his hands the precious grain;
Moody, I, to see him stride.
Darkness deepens. Gone the light.
Now his gestures to mine eyes
Are august; and strange–his height
Seems to touch the starry skies.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Good Ground
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
I love your simple story of the sower,
With all its close attention to the soil,
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Key Scriptures:
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Proper 10 (Ordinary Time 15)
Date:
Monday, July 10, 2023