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Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

A Personal Reflection on Psalm 46

Psalm 46 has been an important psalm to me for a very long time, and I want to share a few personal reasons why that is so.

Posted on November 9, 2020November 7, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 6 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 46

There is a river whose streams make us glad. Here is my sonnet for Psalm 46, reflecting on the idea that God's love for us is like a river, always with us and yet endlessly changing.

Posted on November 2, 2020November 1, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 11 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 27

Here is a sonnet that I wrote for Psalm 27, as part of my ongoing series of "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 116

What does it mean to walk before the Lord in the land of the living? Here is a sonnet that I wrote for Psalm 116, reflecting on that question.

Posted on October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 8 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 91

Here is a sonnet that I wrote for Psalm 91, as part of my ongoing series of "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."

Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 5 Comments

Bearing Our Mild Yoke

Another in my series of Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises featuring a beloved sonnet by John Milton alongside Psalm 116.

Posted on October 12, 2020October 8, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 9 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 90

Here is a sonnet that I wrote for Psalm 90, as part of my ongoing series of "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."

Posted on October 5, 2020October 2, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Sonnet for Psalm 8

How can we tell people they are walking around shining like the sun? Here is a sonnet I wrote inspired by Psalm 8, Thomas Merton, and by a recent experience at our local soup kitchen.

Posted on September 30, 2020September 28, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 8 Comments

The Thread We Follow

Here is a poem by William Stafford, "The Way It Is," alongside Psalm 37, in another edition of my Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises.

Posted on September 28, 2020September 27, 2020 by Rev. James E. Laurence · 4 Comments

Sonnet for Morning Prayer

Here is a sonnet that I wrote as a morning prayer, based on Psalm 95, as part of my ongoing series of "Poems, Prayers, Psalms, and Promises."

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