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This resource relating to Exodus 17:1-7 provides a poem by Dora Greenwell (1821-1882) highlighting the concept of hope and a poem by Madeleine L'Engle highlighting Moses' retrieving of water from the rock.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Exodus 17:1-7
CLASSIC POEM:
Hope
Dora Greenwell
When I do think on thee, sweet Hope, and how
Thou followest on our steps, a coaxing child.
Oft chidden hence, yet quickly reconciled,
Still turning on us a glad, beaming brow,
And red, ripe lips for kisses : even now
Thou mindest me of Him, the Ruler mild.
Who led God’s chosen people through the wild,
And bore with wayward murmurers, meek as thou
That bringest waters from the Rock, with bread
Of angels strewing Earth for us ! like Him
Thy force abates not, nor thine eye grows dim ;
But still with milk and honey-droppings fed,
Thou leadest to the Promised Country fair,
Though thou, like Moses, mayst not enter there!
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Moses
Madeleine L’Engle
Found in:
The Weather of the Heart
SNIPPET:
Stop. I’m thirsty.
Drink water from this rock.
But the rock moves on before us.
Go with it and drink.
I’m tired. Can’t you stop for a while?
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Exodus 17:1-7
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Third Sunday in Lent
Date:
Monday, March 6, 2023