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This resource relating to Philippians 1:1-18 provides a poem by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) expressing gratitude for a gift of words and a poem by Etheridge Knight (1931-1991) highlighting the loneliness of prison.
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*** Narrative Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Philippians 1:1-18a
CLASSIC POEM:
Gratitude
L.M. Montgomery
I thank thee, friend, for the beautiful thought
That in words well chosen thou gavest to me,
Deep in the life of my soul it has wrought
With its own rare essence to ever imbue me,
To gleam like a star over devious ways,
To bloom like a flower on the drearest days
Better such gift from thee to me
Than gold of the hills or pearls of the sea.
For the luster of jewels and gold may depart,
And they have in them no life of the giver,
But this gracious gift from thy heart to my heart
Shall witness to me of thy love forever;
Yea, it shall always abide with me
As a part of my immortality;
For a beautiful thought is a thing divine,
So I thank thee, oh, friend, for this gift of thine.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
To Make a Poem in Prison
Etheridge Knight
SNIPPET:
It is hard
To make a poem in prison.
The air lends itself not
To the singer.
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[ READ THE FULL POEM ]
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Philippians 1:1-18
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Narrative lectionary week:
NL444 Partnership in the Gospel
Date:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023