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Untuned, I’m flat on my feet, sharp with my tongue,
A walking talking discord, out of sorts,
My heart murmers are entered in lab reports.
The noise between my ears cannot be sung.
Ill-pleased, I join a line of hard-to-please people
Who want to exchange their lumpy bourgeois souls
For a keen Greek mind with a strong Roman nose,
Then find ourselves, surprised, at the edge of a stable.
Caroling angels and a well-pleased God
Join a choir of cow and sheep and dog
At this barnyard border between wish and gift.
I glimpse the just-formed flesh, now mine. They lift
Praise voices and sing twelve tones
Of pleasure into my muscles, into my bones.
- Eugene Peterson
(Taken from The Contemplative Pastor, p. 167)
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Re: The Carol (Score: 1)
 by MiddleKnowledge on Friday, December 07 @ 09:02:04 PST
(User Info | Send a Message) | Just to avoid confusion, I did not write this poetry. I submitted this poem written by Eugene Peterson in his book titled: "The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction"
Tim Martin
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by DavidF on Monday, December 10 @ 17:55:20 PST
(User Info | Send a Message) | "Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Charles Wesley A.D. 1739 |
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