Category Archives: Herbert (George)

You Must Sit Down, Says Love

By Robin Bates | Published: April 22, 2018

Psalm 23 has an image which may help power one of George Herbert’s most beloved poems.

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Let Me Not Love Thee If I Love Thee Not

By Robin Bates | Published: July 23, 2017

George Herbert, never afraid to go toe-to-toe with God, grapples with his tormenting faith in “Affliction (1).”

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My Cries Cannot Pierce Thy Silent Ears

By Robin Bates | Published: October 10, 2015

George Herbert poetry is admirable in the way he wrestles with his spiritual doubts. He may owe a debt to “The Book of Job,” where we also see such wrestling.

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A Guest Worthy To Be Here

By Robin Bates | Published: September 5, 2015

Jesus learned to accept a Canaanite woman at his table and George Herbert learns that he belongs at that table. We can use them as models as we face refugees and immigrants.

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Herbert & Bronte on Spiritual Restlessness

By Robin Bates | Published: August 16, 2015

St. Augustine, George Herbert, and Charlotte Bronte all write about spiritual restlessness.

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The God of Love My Shepherd Is

By Robin Bates | Published: April 26, 2015

George Herbert rewrites the 23rd psalm in subtle ways, turning the Lord in the “God of Love” and filling the cup with the eucharist.

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