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A Poem To Sit With
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
June 17, 2012

Reading I: Ezekiel 17: 22-24
Responsorial Psalm: 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16
Reading II: 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10
Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

…and through it all the seed would sprout and grow,
he knows not how
(Gospel).
 


California Poppies

 


God is
the
self’s

structure

nothing
can
be taken

away

emptiness
is
fullness

the proof
is
the deed
color
form
fragrance

hidden
in
seed

blessing
the
desert

flowering

peace

J. Janda

J. Janda's poems have appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and literary publications, as well as in books of his own poetry.


The present poem comes from the Janda's book,
IN EMBRACE
.
If you wish to order a copy go to http://www.lifeinchrist-newsletter.com/

Art by Martin Erspamer, O.S.B.
from Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and C).
Used by permission of Liturgy Training Publications. This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go to: http://www.ltp.org/