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This resource relating to Matthew 5:21-37 provides a poem by William Blake (1757-1827) highlighting the consequences of suppressed anger and a poem by Katie Peterson highlighting the theme of loyalty.
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Revised Common Lectionary
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Matthew 5:21-37
CLASSIC POEM:
A Poison Tree
William Blake
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Enough
Katie Peterson
Found in:
The Accounts
An elegant meditation on loyalty,
to accompany v. 33-37 of this passage…
Snippet:
… Steadiness can be useful,
but my loyalty loves a form
that will follow me through changes.
…
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Matthew 5:21-37
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Date:
Monday, February 6, 2023