Poetry

Lectionary Poetry – 7th Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Lectionary Poetry Trinity Sunday

With the dawn of a new church year, we have launched a new feature on our website, a weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary readings for that week (Revised Common Lectionary).
 
 

*** Revised Common Lectionary ***

Lectionary Reading:
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

 
 
CONTEMPORARY POEM:

Fear of Being Chosen
Sr. Natalia

Snippet:

O Matthias, what did you think,
what did you feel,
when you were beckoned forward?
Did your heart race at the idea
of joining ranks with those eleven?

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