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This resource relating to 1 Corinthians 13 provides a poem by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) contrasting love and friendship and a poem by May Yang celebrating the power and importance of friendship.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
CLASSIC POEM:
Love and Friendship
Emily Brontë
Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree—
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?
The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till winter comes again
And who will call the wild-briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now
And deck thee with the holly’s sheen,
That when December blights thy brow
He still may leave thy garland green.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
To All my Friends
May Yang
SNIPPET:
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To all my friends who have been with me in weakness
when water falls rush down my two sides
To all my friends who have felt me in anguish
when this earthen back breaks between the crack of two blades
…
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RCL Lectionary Week:
Year C Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Date:
Monday, January 27, 2025