Eliot’s reference to the Road to Emmaus story in “The Wasteland” may be sign of hope rather than despair.
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Who Is the Third Always Beside You?
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Tormented, Torn & Twisted with Doubt
In Levertov’s poem on St. Thomas, she links his doubts with that of the father of the demon-possessed son who comes to Jesus.
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Chaucer’s Riff on the Woman at the Well
Seen in the light of the Samaritan woman at the well, Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of Christ’s messengers.
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Who Has Seen the Wind?
Christina Rossetti’s “Who Has Seen the Wind?” is about the Holy Spirit.
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To the Pure All Things Are Pure
Edwin Muir’s beautiful poem about the transfiguration points the way to pure seeing for all of us.
i put him all into my arms
e. e. cummings’ “man who had fallen among thieves” brings the Good Samaritan parable uncomfortably close to home.
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Bread, the Universal Language
Poet Linda Pastan, like Jesus, sees in bread a metaphor for spiritual transcendence.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit – A Story for Each
Can different members of the Holy Trinity be seen to shape different narratives?
