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This resource relating to John 1:1-18 provides poems by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and Gregory Orr highlighting the power of the spoken word.
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*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: John 1:1-18
CLASSIC POEM:
A Word is Dead
Emily Dickinson
A WORD is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Ode to Words
Gregory Orr
SNIPPET:
…
“And the word
Was made
Fresh”–
Each one
Baked daily.|
It’s the bread
By which we live.
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John 1:1-18
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RCL Lectionary Week:
All Years Second Sunday after Christmas Day
Date:
Monday, December 28, 2020