We rise to worship,
oh, yes, we rise,
to praise the Lord,
a hallelujah, a word
to shake the world.
A new word of praise,
rising within me,
to heal my neighbors,
hope to the nations
in the coming of Christ.
We rise, we sing
one people, one body,
a new word of praise,
glory, hallelujah,
to Christ our King.
January 28, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
A new word of praise, Hallelujah
We rise to worship,
to praise the Lord,
a hallelujah
to shake the world.
A new word of praise,
rising within me,
hope to the nations
in the coming of Christ.
We rise, we sing
a new word of praise,
glory, hallelujah,
to Christ our King.
January 28, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
to praise the Lord,
a hallelujah
to shake the world.
A new word of praise,
rising within me,
hope to the nations
in the coming of Christ.
We rise, we sing
a new word of praise,
glory, hallelujah,
to Christ our King.
January 28, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Where is our authority
When we speak of the Word,
our lives a witness,
we stand with Christ.
Some may ask,
where is our authority?
How can we speak?
Who do we think we are?
We can answer,
we can speak.
God gives us words to preach,
to share, to the ends of the earth.
Our hope is in God,
in his promise, his light,
shining bright, even still today.
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
our lives a witness,
we stand with Christ.
Some may ask,
where is our authority?
How can we speak?
Who do we think we are?
We can answer,
we can speak.
God gives us words to preach,
to share, to the ends of the earth.
Our hope is in God,
in his promise, his light,
shining bright, even still today.
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of the Unseen – v2
Something more out there;
but I know not what it is.
I have a certainty there is,
what we know but cannot see.
What is there still,
the sense of the unseen,
knowing something beyond is there.
The root of our faith,
all which we believe in,
is in the sense of the unseen.
This sense, gives us sight,
a passion, the fire,
to get up off our seat,
to go as we are led,
the faith to simply believe.
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
but I know not what it is.
I have a certainty there is,
what we know but cannot see.
What is there still,
the sense of the unseen,
knowing something beyond is there.
The root of our faith,
all which we believe in,
is in the sense of the unseen.
This sense, gives us sight,
a passion, the fire,
to get up off our seat,
to go as we are led,
the faith to simply believe.
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
When I sin
A crushing weight
the truth of my failing
washing over me
when I sin, when I rebel,
when I reject the word of God
turning from his path
the course for my life
spitting on my Savior’s face
as if driving in the nails
mired in my clay
turning from his grace
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
the truth of my failing
washing over me
when I sin, when I rebel,
when I reject the word of God
turning from his path
the course for my life
spitting on my Savior’s face
as if driving in the nails
mired in my clay
turning from his grace
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
When I refused to heed your words
Even then, in the midst of my sin,
away from the congregation, the body
God there with me still
calling, with authority
His Spirit calling, “don’t!
Be faithful; turn from your sin
There when I refuse to heed your words
going my own way, selfish
Mindful, aware that I was wrong
yet choosing to disobey
freedom run amuck
no boundaries, bad choices
lost in excess, my sin
Disobeying my Savior
who died on the cross
as if I was driving another nail
like the others, spitting in his face
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
away from the congregation, the body
God there with me still
calling, with authority
His Spirit calling, “don’t!
Be faithful; turn from your sin
There when I refuse to heed your words
going my own way, selfish
Mindful, aware that I was wrong
yet choosing to disobey
freedom run amuck
no boundaries, bad choices
lost in excess, my sin
Disobeying my Savior
who died on the cross
as if I was driving another nail
like the others, spitting in his face
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Compassionate healing
Not always about the person
who is hurting, possessed by demons
the stories as much about
the authority of Jesus
We see him choosing
not abiding by rules
using compassion
to heal us of our sins
our illness, sickness
driving out the demons
all for God’s glory
a place for us in heaven
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
who is hurting, possessed by demons
the stories as much about
the authority of Jesus
We see him choosing
not abiding by rules
using compassion
to heal us of our sins
our illness, sickness
driving out the demons
all for God’s glory
a place for us in heaven
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Sabbath Rules
The healing of this man
casting out the demons
like so much of what we will see
in the way of Christ’s ministry
changing the rules
like the Sabbath rules on working
authority from heaven
not wisdom of the earth
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
casting out the demons
like so much of what we will see
in the way of Christ’s ministry
changing the rules
like the Sabbath rules on working
authority from heaven
not wisdom of the earth
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Words of Authority
Words of Authority
spoken by Christ
from his center, his nature
out of God’s love
Speaking to the demon
casting him out
restoring the person
with a clear message
God’s kingdom is here
Christ speaking with power
the authority to heal
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
spoken by Christ
from his center, his nature
out of God’s love
Speaking to the demon
casting him out
restoring the person
with a clear message
God’s kingdom is here
Christ speaking with power
the authority to heal
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Jesus’ Authority
Power from God
Jesus’ authority on earth
to cast out the demon
to raise up the person
healing with a word
power from God
Jesus’ authority within him
to heal the whole world
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Jesus’ authority on earth
to cast out the demon
to raise up the person
healing with a word
power from God
Jesus’ authority within him
to heal the whole world
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
When I refuse to heed your words
Even then, in the midst of my sin,
away from the congregation, the body
God there with me still
His Spirit calling, don’t!
be faithful, turn from your sin
there when I refuse to heed your words
going my own way, selfish
mindful, aware that I am wrong
yet choosing to disobey
freedom run amuck
no boundaries, bad choices
lost in excess, my sin
disobeying my Savior
who died on the cross
as if driving another nail
spitting in his face
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
away from the congregation, the body
God there with me still
His Spirit calling, don’t!
be faithful, turn from your sin
there when I refuse to heed your words
going my own way, selfish
mindful, aware that I am wrong
yet choosing to disobey
freedom run amuck
no boundaries, bad choices
lost in excess, my sin
disobeying my Savior
who died on the cross
as if driving another nail
spitting in his face
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
http://www.loveontrial.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
which begins on June 20, 2011
http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505
Riruta UMC
http://rirutaumc.org
http://www.rmnetwork.org/
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 15,180+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Kingdom signs
what Jesus said
what he did among the people
kingdom signs
for those who would witness
tearing down walls
new authority
power within him
given directly
given to Christ
by the word of God
embodying love
here with us
a glimpse of heaven
God’s holy plan
living out God’s message
washing us with love
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
what he did among the people
kingdom signs
for those who would witness
tearing down walls
new authority
power within him
given directly
given to Christ
by the word of God
embodying love
here with us
a glimpse of heaven
God’s holy plan
living out God’s message
washing us with love
January 28, 2012
Mark 1:23-28 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 29, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
To dream heroic dreams – v3
Men like Copernicus, Columbus,
John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan
able to see, a vision beyond our boundaries
out into that bright unknown
Not stuck in our current state
bound by dust, by a sense of decay
wanting a brighter day
a hope for a better tomorrow
To dream heroic dreams
come what may
fighting to rise above
our dust, our miry clay
With God as our compass
holding onto God’s rights
liberty, with justice, compassion
seeking a brighter tomorrow
In heroic dreams for America
restored, renewed
leading the way to that future
ever stronger, beyond the horizon before us
January 28, 2012
a phrase from Newt Gingrich’s interview
(taken from Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address,
January 20, 1981;
read – http://www.dreamheroicdreams.com/reagan_words.aspx
see – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5cEhtge_BE)
with Greta Van Susteren
“On the Record”,
January 27, 2012
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/2012/01/28/newt-prospect-president-gingrich-horrifying-washingtons-old-guard?page=3
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,160+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan
able to see, a vision beyond our boundaries
out into that bright unknown
Not stuck in our current state
bound by dust, by a sense of decay
wanting a brighter day
a hope for a better tomorrow
To dream heroic dreams
come what may
fighting to rise above
our dust, our miry clay
With God as our compass
holding onto God’s rights
liberty, with justice, compassion
seeking a brighter tomorrow
In heroic dreams for America
restored, renewed
leading the way to that future
ever stronger, beyond the horizon before us
January 28, 2012
a phrase from Newt Gingrich’s interview
(taken from Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address,
January 20, 1981;
read – http://www.dreamheroicdreams.com/reagan_words.aspx
see – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5cEhtge_BE)
with Greta Van Susteren
“On the Record”,
January 27, 2012
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/2012/01/28/newt-prospect-president-gingrich-horrifying-washingtons-old-guard?page=3
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,160+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of the Unseen
Something more out there
the certainty there is
what we know but cannot see
what is there still
the sense of the unseen
knowing is there
the root of our faith
all which we believe in
the sense of the unseen
giving us sight
a passion, the fire
to get up off our seat
to go as we are led
to simply believe
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
the certainty there is
what we know but cannot see
what is there still
the sense of the unseen
knowing is there
the root of our faith
all which we believe in
the sense of the unseen
giving us sight
a passion, the fire
to get up off our seat
to go as we are led
to simply believe
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of Magic
of wonder, of childishness
in the best way
how to explain the sense of Magic
of love unconditional
of hope everlasting
marveling at the littlest things
all the gifts of the Master
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
in the best way
how to explain the sense of Magic
of love unconditional
of hope everlasting
marveling at the littlest things
all the gifts of the Master
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of God’s Presence
Knowing God is with us
walking beside us
no belief in coincidence
all about God’s presence
walking with us
calming our troubled spirits
living within us
lifting us up
There in the joys
the slack times, the struggles
crying with us, when we weep,
rising before us, preparing a path for us
the arms of the Father open
for each prodigal child
wooing us to heaven
walking by our side
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
walking beside us
no belief in coincidence
all about God’s presence
walking with us
calming our troubled spirits
living within us
lifting us up
There in the joys
the slack times, the struggles
crying with us, when we weep,
rising before us, preparing a path for us
the arms of the Father open
for each prodigal child
wooing us to heaven
walking by our side
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of Peace
Sometimes elusive
struggling as we do
a sense of Peace, deeper
in the trying times too
within the storms, the furies
the chaos of this life
an inner peace, washing
love over this life
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
struggling as we do
a sense of Peace, deeper
in the trying times too
within the storms, the furies
the chaos of this life
an inner peace, washing
love over this life
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of Beauty
across the other senses
somehow deeper still
unable to truly quantity
what it is to see beauty
just something that is
the sense of beauty precious
giving us something wonderful
magic, as we walk in life
precious in moments
in gossamer lights
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
somehow deeper still
unable to truly quantity
what it is to see beauty
just something that is
the sense of beauty precious
giving us something wonderful
magic, as we walk in life
precious in moments
in gossamer lights
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
The sense of Wonder
Hope in believing,
beyond the next horizon
wonder in the giving
of our Lord and Master
the little things mattering
beauty where it comes
stopping, listening
for the wonder to unfold
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
beyond the next horizon
wonder in the giving
of our Lord and Master
the little things mattering
beauty where it comes
stopping, listening
for the wonder to unfold
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
the senses
we are too grounded
bound by the senses
as if there are only
the ones we speak of
as if the universe
framed by just five
hearing, sight, smell,
taste and touch
these only the beginning
bounds of imagination
stumbling in the dark
needing to quest for light
more still out there
beyond that horizon
wonder, beauty, peace
a sense of God’s presence,
of wonder, of magic
an awareness of the unseen
beyond our pedestrian dreams
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
bound by the senses
as if there are only
the ones we speak of
as if the universe
framed by just five
hearing, sight, smell,
taste and touch
these only the beginning
bounds of imagination
stumbling in the dark
needing to quest for light
more still out there
beyond that horizon
wonder, beauty, peace
a sense of God’s presence,
of wonder, of magic
an awareness of the unseen
beyond our pedestrian dreams
January 28, 2012
part of a series of poems,
based on the idea that there are several other senses
besides the sense of Taste, Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell –
including the sense of Wonder, Beauty, Peace, God’s Presence,
and even the sense of Magic
&
poem, “Recapturing a sense of wonder”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/recapturing-sense-of-wonder.html
January 26, 2012
Psalm 111
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan
scripture and meditation for January 25, 2012
read January 25, 2012
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 15,170+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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