This week's service is provided by the Parish of St. John's, Olds, Alberta.
Readings for Sunday, November 22, 2020
Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24
Psalm 95: 1-7a
Ephesians 1: 15-23
The Gospel of Matthew 25: 31-46
We give thanks for Rev. Dr. Robert Sears
and the parishioners of St. John's, Olds,
for providing this opportunity to worship.
Christ the King
Our King is calling from the hungry furrows
Whilst we are cruising through aisles of plenty,
Our hoardings screen us from the man of sorrows,
Our soundtracks drown his murmur: 'I am thirsty'.
He stands in line to sign in as a stranger
And seek a welcome from the world he made,
We see him only as a threat, a danger,
He asks for clothes, we strip-search him instead.
And if he should fall sick then we take care
That he does not infect our private health,
We lock him in the prisons of our fear
Lest he unlock the prison of our wealth.
But still on Sunday we shall stand and sing
The praises of our hidden Lord and King.
-- The Feast of Christ the King,
a sonnet by Malcolm Guite*,
from Sounding the Seasons, Canterbury Press, 2012
*To hear the sonnet read aloud by the poet, click HERE and scroll down.
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