This year in my own time with God I'm reading through the gospels in very short sections and reflecting on them. Sometimes those reflections take the form of poetry, such as this rough sonnet from awhile back when reading Luke 13:22-35. This practice has helped me more deeply consider the meaning of Jesus' life and …
While It Was Dark: A poem on Jesus’ source of vitality
While it was still dark, before sun’s rising,He drew away to a desolate placeto be with His Father in prayer. He gaveHimself again to God’s will, Son risingto His calling, goal, and identity. Before all the wild whispering and coldcalls for healing, He returned to the boldlove of God in divine serenity.Centered in the heart of …
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A Resurrection Collision: a poem reflection on Luke 7
James Tissot, The Resurrection of the Widow's Son at Main, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper; 1886-1896. I wrote this poem as a reflection on the story of Jesus raising the dead son of a widow on the outskirts of Nain. You can read the text from Luke's gospel below the sonnet, but all …
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George Herbert, “Trinitie Sunday” – A Poem for Trinity Sunday
Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday and to reflect on that further, here is George Herbert's poem for that celebration. George Herbert was a 17th century English clergyman and poet who influenced his peers, including Thomas Traherne and Henry Vaughan, as well as later poets like Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot, and Elizabeth Bishop. This poem …
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Malcolm Guite, “Our Mother-tongue Is Love” – A Sonnet for Pentecost
Here is Malcolm Guite's poem for Pentecost Sunday, "Our Mother-tongue is Love." This sonnet is taken from Guite's book Sounding the Seasons: Seventy Sonnets for the Christian Year. Malcolm Guite is an Anglican priest, poet, and songwriter, who served as a Life Fellow and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. Today we feel the wind beneath …
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Matthew Erickson 