A Poem to Sit With
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Year B
March 14, 2021
J. Janda
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
(Gospel)
Covenant
My child
I know
it is
difficult
to love
I know
it is
difficult
to forgive
I know
it is
difficult
to suffer
but look
I am taking
away your heart
and in
its
place
I am putting
my
heart
now I
will be
suffering
now I
will be
forgiving
now I
will be
loving
in you
my
heart is
beating in you
J. Janda
J. Janda’s poems have appeared in newspapers,
magazines, anthologies, and literary publications, as well as in
books of his own poetry.
Copyright © 2000, J. Janda
The present poem
comes from the Janda's book, In Embrace.
Art by Martin Erspamer, OSB
from
Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and
C). This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the
collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go
http://www.ltp.org
