This follow-up to Sounding the Seasons offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the hard sayings- Jesus' challenging demands with which we wrestle

Malcolm Guite

Also by Malcolm Guite and available from Canterbury Press 

Title page

Copyright information

Dedication

Preface and Acknowledgements

Everything Holds Together

For Scott Cairns

Pilgrimage

Ode to St Cecilia

The Baton

Smoke Rings from My Pipe

And is it Not Enough?

On Prebend’s Bridge, Durham

Cuthbert’s Gospel

Bible Study

A Sonnet for the Unseen

Four Saints

I St Valentine

II St Patrick

III St John of the Cross

IV Nicholas Ferrar

Launde Abbey on St Lucy’s Day

In Praise of Decay

Because We Hunkered Down

For Luci Shaw

A Lament for Lost Words

Hospitality

In the Wilderness

I Abraham and Sarah at Mamre

II Jacob Wrestles with the Angel

III Paul Blinded Being Led into Damascus

IV Abba Moses the Black

V Christ Among the Refugees

The Naming of Jesus

Parable and Paradox: 50 Sonnets on the Sayings of Jesus

‘He that hath ears to hear let him hear’

Repent 

Beatitudes

As If

Like Unto Leaven

So Loved the World

The Least of All Seeds

It’s Not Fair!

Be Opened

Whoever Welcomes

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

The Words of Life

A Sword 

Better to Enter Life Maimed

Sell All You Have

The Mammon of Unrighteousness 

The Good Samaritan

Imagine

Good Measure

The Sower

By the Sword

Five Dialogues on the Two Great Commandments

I With All Your Heart

II With All Your Soul

III With All Your Strength

IV With All Your Mind

V Your Neighbour As Yourself

Before Abraham Was, I AM

The Seven ‘I AM’ Sayings

I AM the Bread of Life

I AM the Light of the World

I AM the Door of the Sheepfold

I AM the Good Shepherd

I AM the Resurrection

I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life

I AM the Vine

A Grain of Wheat

Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled

Seven Sonnets on the Lord’s Prayer

Our Father

Hallowed Be Thy Name

Thy Kingdom Come

Daily Bread

Forgive Us As We Forgive

Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil

Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory

First and Last

World’s End

Refusal

Father, Forgive 

Emmaus 1

Emmaus 2

I Will Be With You

Seven Whole Days

This follow-up to Sounding the Seasons offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the hard sayings- Jesus'' challenging demands with which we wrestle

This much-requested follow-up to Sounding the Seasons offers a sequence of new 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the 'hard sayings' - Jesus' challenging demands with which we wrestle.

Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite has repeatedly been asked for more sonnets. This new collection offers a sequence of new 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the 'hard sayings' - Jesus' challenging demands with which we wrestle. In addition, this collection includes: \* A sequence of seven sonnets on the theme of wilderness, exploring those mysterious stories of divine encounter such as Jacob's wrestling with the angel. \* Fourteen poems exploring the contemporary meaning of the heavens. \* An additional twenty new poems arising out of priestly ministry that can be used at baptisms, wedding and funerals.

MALCOLM GUITE is Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. A performance poet and singer-songwriter, he lectures widely on poetry and theology in Britain and in North America. His poetry and faith blog: www.malcolmguite.wordpress.com receives many thousands of visits every week. He is a contributor to Reflections for Daily Prayer and the author Faith, Hope and Poetry (Ashgate).

• A brand new and much anticipated collection from a top-selling author and performer. Malcolm Guite has a huge profile in the UK and in North America and is greatly in demand as a speaker. • As the poems from Sounding the Seasons are used in churches throughout the Christian seasons, these will enrich worship and scripture reflection for leaders and congregations alike. • A companion volume to Sounding the Seasons, now in its 6th printing in just three years.

Since the publication of the bestselling Sounding the Seasons, Malcolm Guite has repeatedly been asked for more sonnets. This new collection offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the 'hard sayings' - Jesus' challenging demands with which we wrestle. In addition this collection includes: • A sequence of five sonnets on 'The Wilderness', exploring mysterious stories of divine encounter such as Jacob's wrestling with the angel. • Poetic reflections on music, hospitality and ecology. • Seven short poems celebrating the days of creation. • A biblical index pairing the poems with scripture readings for use in worship.

This much-requested follow-up to Sounding the Seasons offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the 'hard sayings' - Jesus' challenging demands with which we wrestle.

\["For those who appreciate Christian poetry.","Malcolm Guite offers sonnets that explore Christ's words","You'll find words that stir and move your spirit"\]

"Parable and Paradox" is a collection of Christian poetry that offers inspirational and thought-provoking reflections on faith and life.

Julia Beaman

An enjoyable way to look at bits of the Bible

Words of Jesus

Parable and Paradox

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This follow-up to Sounding the Seasons offers a sequence of 50 sonnets that focus on many passages in the Gospels: the Beatitudes, parables and miracles, teachings on the Kingdom, and the hard sayings- Jesus'' challenging demands with which we wrestle

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