Christ Church » Poetry http://christchurchfw.org A Christian community in Fort Wayne, Indiana, seeking to join with God in the renewal of all things Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:58:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Sermon on the Mount, Day 25 http://christchurchfw.org/2009/10/the-sermon-on-the-mount-day-25/ http://christchurchfw.org/2009/10/the-sermon-on-the-mount-day-25/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:46 +0000 Ben http://ikoncommunity.com/?p=257 Read The Lord’s Prayer again (Matt 6:9-13) and do the exercises below:

In The Cotton Patch Version, Clarence Jordan translates the Lord’s prayer like this:

Father of us, O Spiritual One
Your name be truly honored.
Your kingdom spread, your will prevail
Through earth, as through the heavens.
Sustaining bread grant us each day.
Forgive our debts as we forgive
The debts of all who cannot pay.
And from confusion keep us clear;
Deliver us from evil’s sway.

Jordan translates the Lord’s prayer as a poem because that is how it appears in the original Greek. As a poem, it took advantage of the ability to communicate deeper meaning through structure, rhythm, and rhyme.

  • Take time to write out your own version of the Lord’s prayer in your own way.
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By Henry Darger

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