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 ***
Lectionary Reading:
Isaiah 43:1-7
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Yet Not Consumed
Mary Szybist
SNIPPET:
But give me the frost of your name
in my mouth, give me
spiny fruits and scaly husks —
give me breath
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