Today
09/11/16 04:04
Lesson
Response
Epistle
Gospel
Four readings of sacred scripture
In a traditional liturgy
I have no illusions about the words I write
They are not scripture
But I have felt kinship with Epistle writers
A letter to the beloved community
A personal essay shared with a small group
History
Law
Wisdom
Prophet
Four genres
within the lesson
More even than the
lyrics of the response
the prophets
are the poets
of the bible
They
speak most eloquently
of the grief of the people
They cut through denial
with the call to reality
In the midst of despair
Isaiah describes
the new thing
God is doing
New heavens
New earth
former things forgotten
Jerusalem rejoicing
people a joy
they shall not hurt
they shall not destroy
you will say that day
thanks to God
It may be
that this is the time
for a new thing
what it is
is yet to be revealed
it may be
a time for prophets
though they are difficult to find
in a world of false prophecy
Still
God
is doing a new thing
I am no poet
I write essays
But today
is no day
for an essay
Response
Epistle
Gospel
Four readings of sacred scripture
In a traditional liturgy
I have no illusions about the words I write
They are not scripture
But I have felt kinship with Epistle writers
A letter to the beloved community
A personal essay shared with a small group
History
Law
Wisdom
Prophet
Four genres
within the lesson
More even than the
lyrics of the response
the prophets
are the poets
of the bible
They
speak most eloquently
of the grief of the people
They cut through denial
with the call to reality
In the midst of despair
Isaiah describes
the new thing
God is doing
New heavens
New earth
former things forgotten
Jerusalem rejoicing
people a joy
they shall not hurt
they shall not destroy
you will say that day
thanks to God
It may be
that this is the time
for a new thing
what it is
is yet to be revealed
it may be
a time for prophets
though they are difficult to find
in a world of false prophecy
Still
God
is doing a new thing
I am no poet
I write essays
But today
is no day
for an essay