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As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Lovely in Eyes not His

As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Lovely in Eyes not His

Update: 2025-09-25
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Today, Erika Kyba reads "As Kingfishers Catch Fire," by Gerard Manley Hopkins. In this poem, Hopkins explores the natural image of kingfishers and dragonflies reflecting the sun's light, and he uses it to portray how God's glory shines forth in every single person, with all their particularities.

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As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Lovely in Eyes not His

As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Lovely in Eyes not His

Erika Kyba