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A Poem to Sit With
Sixth Sunday of Easter A
May 14, 2023
J. Janda
Reading I: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Responsorial Psalm: 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20
Reading II: 1 Peter 3:15-18
Gospel: John 14:15-21


“Whoever has my commandments and
observes them is the one who loves me.
And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”
(Gospel)


choose a point
a place
in time
in the universe

which He had made

and be obedient to
it
while following his
Father
in the Spirit

denying nothing
that is—
embracing all

teaching us that to
believe
is to deny nothing
that is—
to embrace all

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.
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
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