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This resource relating to John 12:1-8 provides a poem by John Henry Newman (1801-1890) highlighting the shining of the light of Christ and a poem by Malcolm Guite highlighting the anointing of Bethany and its' symbolism.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
John 12:1-8
CLASSIC POEM:
Radiating Christ
John Henry Newman
Dear Jesus, help us to spread Your fragrance everywhere we go.
Flood our souls with Your Spirit and Life.
Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly
that our lives may only be a radiance of Yours.
Shine through us and be so in us
that every soul we come in contact with
may feel Your presence in our souls.
Let them look up, and see no longer us, but only Jesus!
Stay with us and then we shall begin to shine as You shine,
so to shine as to be a light to others.
The light, O Jesus, will be all from You; none of it will be ours.
It will be You, shining on others through us.
Let us thus praise You in the way You love best, by shining on those around us.
Let us preach You without preaching, not by words but by example,
by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what we do,
the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear for You.
Amen.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
The Anointing at Bethany
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
Come close with Mary, Martha , Lazarus
So close the candles stir with their soft breath
And kindle heart and soul to flame within us
Lit by these mysteries of life and death.
For beauty now begins the final movement
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John 12:1-8
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Fifth Sunday in Lent
Date:
Monday, March 31, 2025