Each week during Eastertide I am posting a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with Jesus' resurrection. Here is Denise Levertov's poem "On Belief in the Physical Resurrection of Jesus," from The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov. Denise Levertov was a twentieth century poet, born in England and later residing in the United States. …
Jesus, the Bringer of Bread: a poem reflection on Mark 6-8 and John 6
"Jesus, the bringer of bread," they called Him.In place after place, He fed the hungry:the meals for five-thousand and four-thousand,plus all the feasts in homes along the way.When a Gentile woman asked Him to healher demon-oppressed daughter, it was breadto which she made reference in her appeal:"Even dogs, with fallen breadcrumbs, are fed.""Jesus, the bringer …
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George Herbert, “Easter Wings” [Poetry for Easter]
As I did two years ago, each week during Eastertide I will post a poem that helps me engage more meaningfully with the message of Christ's resurrection. Here is George Herbert's poem "Easter Wings" from The Temple. George Herbert was a priest in the Church of England and one of the most significant poets of …
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Jesus Draws Away: poem and prayer from Matthew 14
inspired by Matthew 14:1-21 John the Baptizer at his highest pointspoke to soft souls of God's rigorous way,of the need for true repentance to jointhe highway of God's holiness today.But now, good John, imprisoned unjustly,caught up in the machinations of power,is dead. A young girl's passion-dance swiftlybrought a king's rash vow—John's death in an hour.That …
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Epiphany: The Journey of the Magi
Epiphany means a manifestation. In the Christian year, Epiphany is the celebration of that revelation of Jesus as Messiah in the eyes of the nations. The moments of Jesus' life most clearly connected with Epiphany are: the arrival of the Magi to the child Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12) the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; …
Matthew Erickson 