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The Fullness of Your Love
I have been writing poetry to include as part of an art installation that is taking place in conjunction with Lent and Easter entitled, Ashes to Eternity. This villanelle is a re-working of an earlier poem and is written from Peter’s perspective and begins with the washing the disciple’s feet,…
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The Widow’s Best
On the Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus and his disciples return to the Temple where Jesus teaches and debates with the Pharisees and Sadducees. Jesus also witnesses a commendable act of faith and devotion. This villanelle is based upon the story of the Widow’s Mite found in Luke 21:1-4 which…
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Mary of Bethany
The church remembers on this Saturday, Mary of Bethany’s anointing of Jesus. Many see her actions as evidence of the first of Jesus’ disciples to really understand the mission he is undertaking as he heads to Jerusalem. In the sonnet I imagine the fuller arc of Mary’s experience with Jesus,…
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Palm Sunday
This sonnet is for Palm Sunday and serves as both a part of a series for Lent entitled, Ashes to Eternity (which is an art exhibit) and is also a part of a series of Sunday sermon passages from the Gospel of Luke entitled Walking with Jesus. The sonnet is…
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The Transfiguration
This sonnet is based upon Luke’s account of the Transfiguration from Luke 9:28-36 which reads, Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face…
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