One Word
ancient yet living
deeper meanings
in the telling
The same scripture
packaged and primped
for different lessons
each with power and truth
in the listening
June 27, 2005 10:18am – I scratched onto page as I walked back from a meeting these lines. About the use of the same scripture Eccesiastes 13:1-8 and 1 Cor. 13:13. Timeworn text made alive again by the skillful theologian…
(Raymond A. Foss)
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