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This resource relating to Philippians 2:5-11 provides a poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) highlighting God's love expressed through Christ's incarnation and a poem by Scott Cairns highlighting how emptying oneself can lead to fullness.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Philippians 2:5-11
CLASSIC POEM:
Love Came Down at Christmas
Christina Rossetti
Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.
Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, love divine;
Worship we our Jesus:
But wherewith for sacred sign?
Love shall be our token,
Love shall be yours and love be mine,
Love to God and to all men,
Love for plea and gift and sign.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Kenosis
Scott Cairns
SNIPPET:
Even now, as prelude to
—as preparation
for—what is yet to come,
the pilgrim must descend
beneath the din and clatter
of the mind,
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Philippians 2:5-11
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Liturgy of the Palms
Year A Liturgy of the Passion
Date:
Tuesday, March 28, 2023