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Tag Archives: George Herbert
Gentle Exemplar, Help Us in Our Trials
It’s no surprise to learn to Malcolm Guite’s love George Herbert. Both poets grapple with doubts and fears and use poetry to reconnect with God.
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Mary and Martha: The Better Part?
In Kipling’s “The Sons of Martha,” the speaker channels Martha’s resentment against her sister Mary, who chooses to sit at Jesus’s feet.
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Good Friday and Imprisoned Immigrants
George Herbert finds Jesus amongst the marginalized in “Redemption,” a good message for America on this Good Friday.
My Heart Was in My Knees, but No Hearing
Herbert laments that sometimes, when he prays, his words don’t get through to God. And yet he finds peace in the end.
Poetry Brings Us Closer to God
Art is one of the most powerful ways to engage with religious themes.
Excess and Deficiency in the Life Force
In “When Fragments Make a Whole,” Lory Hess reflects poetically on Jesus’s healing stories and applies them to our lives.
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Poetic Incentives to Take Long Walks
If you are a walker, read 17th century poet Thomas Traherne to deepen the experience.
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