Each week we carefully curate a collection of poems that resonate with the lectionary readings for that week (Narrative Lectionary and Revised Common Lectionary).
*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Luke 1:68-79
CLASSIC POEM:
Hymn
Paul Laurence Dunbar
WHEN storms arise
And dark’ning skies
About me threat’ning lower,
To thee, O Lord, I raise mine eyes,
To thee my tortured spirit flies
For solace in that hour.
Thy mighty arm
Will let no harm
Come near me nor befall me;
Thy voice shall quiet my alarm,
When life’s great battle waxeth warm —
No foeman shall appall me.
Upon thy breast
Secure I rest,
From sorrow and vexation;
No more by sinful cares oppressed,
But in thy presence ever blest,
O God of my salvation.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
Savior
Maya Angelou
Petulant priests, greedy
centurions, and one million
incensed gestures stand
between your love and me.
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