Feed My Lambs

*** Revised Common Lectionary *** Lectionary Reading: Revelation 5: 1-14 CLASSIC POEM: The Lamb William Blake Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice! Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Little Lamb I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb I’ll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek & he is mild, He became a little child: I a child & thou a lamb, We are called by his name. Little Lamb God bless thee. Little Lamb God bless thee. *** This poem is in the public domain, and may be read in a live-streamed worship service. CONTEMPORARY POEM: Feed My Lambs Wendell Berry SNIPPET: Though he was ill and in pain, in disobedience to the instruction he would have received if he had asked, the old man got up from his bed, dressed, and went to the barn. … [ READ THE FULL POEM ]