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A Poem To Sit With
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
June 12, 2016
J. Janda



I do not nullify the grace of God;     
for if justification comes through the law,     
then Christ died for nothing.     
(Second Reading)     

We   

I cannot leap
jump
from or out of
this
body flesh bone
house

and now I
am
the only

configuration

I can come
to
feel or know

so

let me love
this
space place

I now in-
habit
before my
breath

becomes wind
and
all for nothing

seduces me
into
lying, denying

my
who
that
I am afraid
of or
care for


J. Janda

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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/