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This resource relating to 1 Kings 3:4-28 provides a poem by Robert Lowth (1710-1787) highlighting Solomon's wisdom and a poem by Marianne Moore (1887-1972) highlighting themes of transformation and identity.
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*** Narrative Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
1 Kings 3:4-9, (10-15), 16-28
CLASSIC POEM:
Solomon
Robert Lowth
But who is he——deep-musing——in his mind,
He seems to weigh, in reason’s scales, mankind;
Fix’d contemplation holds his steady eyes——
I know the sage; the wisest of the wise.
Blest with all man could wish, or prince obtain,
Yet his great heart pronounc’d those blessings vain.
And lo! bright glitt’ring in his sacred hands,
In miniature the glorious temple stands.
Effulgent frame! stupendous to behold!
Gold the strong valves, the roof of burnish’d gold.
The wand’ring ark, in that bright dome enshrin’d,
Spreads the strong light, eternal, unconfin’d!
Above th’ unutterable glory plays
Presence divine! and the full-streaming rays
Pour thro’ reluctant clouds intolerable blaze.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
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CONTEMPORARY POEM:
O to be a Dragon
Marianne Moore
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Key Scriptures:
1 Kings 3:4-28
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Narrative lectionary week:
NL108 Solomon's Wisdom
Date:
Monday, October 24, 2022