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This resource relating to Ephesians 5:8-14 provides a poem by Rumi (1207-1273) highlighting a heart that seeks divine connection and a poem by Tania Runyan highlighting the seeing of the world from a child's perspective.
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Ephesians 5: 8-14
CLASSIC POEM:
House of Light
Rumi
I will never leave this house of light,
I will never leave this blessed town
for here I have found my love
and here I will stay for the rest of my life.
If this world turns into a sea of trouble
I will brave the waves and steer my mind’s ship
to the safe shore of love.
If you are a seeker looking for profit go on
and may God be with you,
but I am not willing to exchange my truth,
I have found the heart and will never leave
this house of light.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Awake, O Sleeper
Tania Runyan
SNIPPET:
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Your life looms with all you must save.
He walks off to follow the sky alone.
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Ephesians 5:8-14
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Fourth Sunday in Lent
Date:
Monday, March 13, 2023