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This resource relating to Genesis 45:3-15 provides a poem by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) highlighting a yearning for reconciliation and a poem by Jónína Kirton highlighting the bridging of two identities.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Genesis 45:3-11, 15
CLASSIC POEM:
Reconciliation
Else Lasker-Schüler
A great star will fall into my lap. . .
We would hold vigil tonight,
Praying in languages
That are carven like harps.
We would be reconciled tonight—
So fully God overwhelms us.
Our hearts are only children,
Eager for weary-sweet slumber.
And our lips would kiss each other,
Why are you fearful?
Does not your heart border upon mine—
Your blood always dyes my cheeks red.
We would be reconciled tonight,
If we clasp each other, we shall not perish.
A great star will fall into my lap.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Reconciliation
Jónína Kirton
SNIPPET:
…
today I will rebuild
this time no quick fixes no steel cables
or wooden planks
no rust no rot
no nails necessary
but rather the slow growth of twisted roots
from ancient trees
…
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Key Scriptures:
Genesis 45:3-11, 15
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025