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This resource relating to Zechariah 9:9-12 provides poems by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) and Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) highlighting the theme of humility from the perspective of the donkeys used in scripture.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Zechariah 9:9-12
CLASSIC POEM:
The Donkey
G.K. Chesterton
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil’s walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
God’s Beast
Madeleine L’Engle
SNIPPET:
Least important of all animals, I am a beast
of burden. I can carry heavy loads,
and I am more patient than a camel,
gentler of nature, though occasionally stubborn.
I am not considered intelligent,
and my name is used as an insult.
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Zechariah 9:9-12
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Proper 9 (Ordinary Time 14)
Date:
Sunday, July 2, 2023