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Friday, April 2nd, 2021 (Good Friday) “The Way of Pain” by Wendell Berry 1.For parents, the only wayis hard. We who give lifegive pain. There is no help.Yet we who give paingive love; by pain we learnthe extremity of love. 2.I read of Abraham’s sacrificethe Voice required of him,so that he led to the altarandContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 2nd”

Thursday, April 1st, 2021 (Maundy Thursday) “Gethsemane” by Mary Oliver The grass never sleeps.Or the roses.Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept. The cricket has such splendid fringe on his feet,and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,and heaven knowsContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 1st”

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 “Psalm 22” (NIV version) 1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from saving me,so far from my cries of anguish?2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,by night, but I find no rest.3Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;you areContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 31st”

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 “Silent God” by Edwina Gateley This is my prayer—That, though I may not see,I be awareOf the Silent GodWho stands by me.That, though I may not feel,I be awareOf the Mighty LoveWhich doggedly follows me.That, though I may not respond,I be awareThat God—my Silent, Mighty God,Waits each day.Quietly, hopefully, persistently.Waits eachContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 30th”

Monday, March 29th, 2021 “When sorrow comes” by A. Powell Davies When sorrow comes, let us accept it simply, as a part of life.Let the heart be open to pain; let it be stretched by it.All the evidence we have says that this is the better way.An open heart never grows bitter.Or if it does,Continue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 29th”

Sunday, March 28th, 2021 (Palm Sunday) “Passiontide” by Michael Coffey And so the time comes to let you go againlike Mary at her weeping stationlike Peter in his running shameful crylike Mary Magdalene’s sad watchful eyelike the soldier’s gasping epiphanylike Joseph gently laying your body down and releasing youinto the tomb the darkness the emptyContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 28th”

Saturday, March 27th, 2021 “Christ Has No Body” by St. Teresa of Avila Christ has no body but yours,No hands, no feet on earth but yours,Yours are the eyes with which he looksCompassion on this world,Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all theContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 27th”

Friday, March 26th, 2021 “The Place Where We Are Right” by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are rightFlowers will never growIn the spring. The place where we are rightIs hard and trampledLike a yard. But doubts and lovesDig up the worldLike a mole, a plow.And a whisper will be heard in the placeWhereContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – March 26th”

Thursday, March 25th, 2021 “The calling of the disciples” by Lucille Clifton some Jesushas come on me i throw down my netsinto the water he walks i loose the fishhe feeds to cities and everyone calls mean old name as i follow outlaughing like God’s foolbehind this Jesus