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The Avowal
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Denise Levertov. The Avowal As swimmers dare to lie face to the sky and water bears them, as hawks rest upon air and air sustains them, so would I learn to attain freefall, and float… Continue Reading “The Avowal”
Messenger
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Mary Oliver. Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the… Continue Reading “Messenger”
The Ledge of Light
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers. The Ledge of LIght I have climbed up out of a narrow darkness on to a ledge of light. I am of God; I was not made for night. Here there is room… Continue Reading “The Ledge of Light”
And If I Did, What Then?
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by George Gascoigne. And If I Did, What Then? “And if I did, what then? Are you aggriev’d therefore? The sea hath fish for every man, And what would you have more?” Thus did my mistress… Continue Reading “And If I Did, What Then?”
Exquisit Corpse
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Scott Dalgamo. Exquisit Corpse Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper. —John 12:1-2 Four days dead and sipping soup, Lazarus Sits up,… Continue Reading “Exquisit Corpse”
A Psalm of Life
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A Psalm of Life Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life… Continue Reading “A Psalm of Life”
Am I to Lose You?
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Louisa Sarah Bevington. Am I to Lose You? ‘Am I to lose you now?’ The words were light; You spoke them, hardly seeking a reply, That day I bid you quietly ‘Good-bye,’ And sought to… Continue Reading “Am I to Lose You?”
The Garments of God
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers. The Garments of God God sits on a chair of darkness in my soul. He is God alone, supreme in His majesty. I sit at his feet, a child in the dark beside… Continue Reading “The Garments of God”
Prayer
Thomas a Kempis wrote the classic, The Imitation of Christ. Today our Lenten poem/prayer from Education for Justice is from that book. Prayer Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know, To love what I ought to love, To praise what… Continue Reading “Prayer”
Self Portrait
Education for Justice is by David Whyte. Self Portrait It doesn’t interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if you belong or feel abandoned. If you can know despair or see it in others. I want to… Continue Reading “Self Portrait”
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