Comments on: Sermon: Like a Sonnet, John 14:19-25

By: will

will — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:58:51 +0000

EBB studied Hebrew and New Testament Greek it is certain that she was familiar with this passage in the NT when she wrote her 43 sonnet. This sonnet is clearly patterned after this scripture. Her words and sentiment apparently come directly from this text.

Romans 8:38-39
King James Version (KJV)

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

43 Sonnet

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

By: adamjcopeland

adamjcopeland — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:28:16 +0000

Thanks for the word, Jim. I record with an attachment for my ipod. It’s called the MicroMemo, I think, and does the job fairly well (though the little speaker on the attachment doesn’t work.) I bought it recently for recording sermons, lectures, etc. figuring it’s good to have a log for call committees next year.

By: jbonewa

jbonewa — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:06:52 +0000

I did log in and read the sermon, but didn’t really have anything to offer, thought it was good. (though I must admit I’m not a poetry lover!)

What do you use to ‘record’ your sermons? We haven’t gotten around to figuring out how to do that at our church.