George Herbert finds Jesus amongst the marginalized in “Redemption,” a good message for America on this Good Friday.
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Good Friday and Imprisoned Immigrants
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The Cross Speaks
The 9th century poem “Dream of the Rood” tells the crucifixion from the cross’s point of view.
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What a Death to See God Die
Donne’s poem about Good Friday uses astronomical metaphors as he asks God to open his heart.
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Strike My Heart So the Tears Will Flow
Good Friday In her poem “Good Friday,” Christina Rossetti laments that she responds to Christ’s death like a stone, not a faithful sheep. Why can’t she be like the women who wept at the foot of the cross, or Peter who wept for his betrayal, or the sun and the moon that hid their faces? […]
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The Bloody Flesh Our Only Food
I share a Good Friday poem by T. S. Eliot and a Passover poem by Norman Finkelstein.
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Only after Pain Comes Life
For Mother’s Day, here’s a Madeleine L’Engle poem about Jesus’s mother experiencing the crucifixion and then the resurrection. In it we see both the joys and the heartbreak that come with an unconditional mother’s love.
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O Christ Who Drives the Furrow Straight
John Masefield’s poem “Everlasting Mercy” (1911) uses powerful fertility image to capture the spirit of Christian redemption in this Good Friday poem.
The Cross Recounts the Crucifixion
“Dream of the Rood” tells the story of the crucifixion from the cross’ point of view.
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the dance of Jesus music holds the air
These Lucille Clifton poems usher us from Lent into Easter.
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