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This resource relating to Genesis 32:22-31 provides poems by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) highlighting Jacob's wrestling with God.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Genesis 32:22-31
CLASSIC POEM:
A little East of Jordan
Emily Dickinson
A little East of Jordan,
Evangelists record,
A Gymnast and an Angel
Did wrestle long and hard—
Till morning touching mountain—
And Jacob, waxing strong,
The Angel begged permission
To Breakfast—to return—
Not so, said cunning Jacob!
‘I will not let thee go
Except thou bless me’—Stranger!
The which acceded to—
Light swung the silver fleeces
‘Peniel’ Hills beyond,
And the bewildered Gymnast
Found he had worsted God!
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Jacob: Ballade
Madeleine L’Engle
SNIPPET:
Mortal and angel, wrestle through the night,
Jacob struggling, wildly wondering why,
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Genesis 32:22-31
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Proper 24 (Ordinary Time 29)
Date:
Monday, October 10, 2022