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This resource relating to Isaiah 9:1-4 provides a poem by Langston Hughes (1901-1967) highlighting the search for joy and a poem by Christian Wiman highlighting thoughts in a final hour of life.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Isaiah 9:1-4
CLASSIC POEM:
Joy
Langston Hughes
I went to look for Joy,
Slim, dancing Joy,
Gay, laughing Joy,
Bright-eyed Joy,—
And I found her
Driving the butcher’s cart
In the arms of the butcher boy!
Such company, such company,
As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
The Last Hour
Christian Wiman
Found in:
Hard Night
SNIPPET:
…
Light carved
out of the darkness
a muscled trunk,
each clenched limb
and the difficult tips
of a plain mesquite
taking shape
over the hard ground
…
[ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Key Scriptures:
Isaiah 9:1-4
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year A Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Tuesday, January 17, 2023