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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My Cries Cannot Pierce Thy Silent Ears
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A Guest Worthy To Be Here
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
St. Augustine, George Herbert, and Charlotte Bronte all write about spiritual restlessness.
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The God of Love My Shepherd Is
George Herbert rewrites the 23rd psalm in subtle ways, turning the Lord in the “God of Love” and filling the cup with the eucharist.
A Divine Stairway of Sharp Angles
Levertov uses to story of Jacob’s Ladder to describe the miracle of poetry.
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Broken in Pieces All Asunder
Flannery O’Connor, like George Herbert, found her Christian faith regularly challenged by deep despair.
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Here Is No Water but Only Rock
Dry rocks have functioned as images of spiritual desolation throughout the history of Good Friday poetry.
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Becoming Intimate with God
As George Herbert and Fiona Sampson make clear, partaking in the eucharist feat is our way of becoming intimate with God.
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The Cleanness of Sweet Abstinence
Herbert paradoxically describes Lent as a “dear Feast” in which we can revel.
