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This resource relating to Psalm 91 provides a poem by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) highlighting the fleeting nature of hope and a poem by Malcolm Guite highlighting trusting God through the storms of life.
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Englewood Review
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
CLASSIC POEM:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
Emily Dickinson
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Qui habitat
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
He shares our grief and wipes away our tears
And even in this life he shelters us
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Key Scriptures:
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Proper 21 (Ordinary Time 26)
Date:
Monday, September 19, 2022