A Malcolm Guite sonnet for Christ the King Sunday distances Christ from kings.
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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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The Call To Step into That River
Luke, Milton and Malcolm Guite are all enthralled with the moment when Jesus, at the moment of his baptism, fully realizes that he–and all of us–are God’s belovèd and delight.
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Jesus as the Flame within the Flame
A Malcolm Guite sonnet to celebrate “Christ the King Sunday.” The poet offers other metaphors than “king,” which is fine by me.
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Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
Few poems better capture for me that vision of God’s heaven on earth than Blake’s “The Divine Image.”
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This Altar the Earth Herself Has Given
Guite traces an old oaken altar back to the tree out of which it was made, which also blessed the elements.
He Took Us with Him to the Heart of Things
Poet’s writing about the Ascension often focus on our tangled lives.
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When Shepherds Fail Their Flocks
The Bible has multiple passages about shepherds who fail their sheep/ congregations. These two poems by Guite and Moss do the same.
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St. Peter, Master of Misunderstanding
Malcolm Guite captures the beauty of St. Peter’s impulsive behavior.
