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Forty Days (The Fourth Temptation)
This is a sonnet about what I imagine was the fourth temptation of Christ in the wilderness in Luke 4:1-13. Granted there are only three interaction with the devil, but the forth is really the temptation which preceded those temptations. Forty days alone, fasting in the desert was not merely…
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Better than None (The Third Temptation)
This is the third of three sonnets based upon Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness as recorded in Luke’s Gospel. Luke 4:9-13 records the third temptation this way, And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the…
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Down (The Second Temptation)
This is a sonnet based upon the second temptation of Christ in the wilderness. In this temptation, the devil offers Jesus the kingdoms of the world in exchange for his worship. Though he answers in the moment with, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him…
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Bearing that Hunger (The First Temptation)
This sonnet is the first in a series focussing on Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness from Luke 4:1-15. This sonnet focuses on the first temptation, to turn “this stone into bread”. If it’s helpful, you may listen to me read the sonnet via the player below. He was hungry what…
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Suddenly He Comes
February 2 is Candlemas which is the day the church remembers the presentation of Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. At that time, Mary made offering for her purification (Leviticus 12:6-8) and Joseph paid the redemption price for the firstborn (Exodus 13:11-16). It’s worth noting that Joseph and Mary made…
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