Lectionary Poem: Radiant Love
After two weeks of metaphors,
The Good Shepherd
The True Vine,
Now we turn to plain talk,
a meditation of the heart.
Love one another, Jesus says.
Abide in my love.
Make joy complete.
Love follows commandments,
faithful love is radiant.
We plunge Phoebe into water,
evoking long-ago Phoebe,
letter carrier.
She was trusted by Paul,
a bearer of radiant love.
Radiating love on byways,
sojourning to the capital city,
hope and faith in her bag.
Presenting complex truths,
but most of all, radiant love.
Year B: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Baptism of Phoebe Anne Shellhammer
May 5, 2024
Romans 16:1-2
John 15:1-8
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