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Servant

Son of God, incarnate word
Eternal king, in human form
Ready to heal, to walk with the last, the least
Violent death, victory in his rising
At their feet to wash the dust
Nazareth home, rejected there
Taking our sin to the cross


February 9, 2007 22:30



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Sing

Spirit welling up within me
Inspire me to wonder
Now I am your voice
Give me the gifts to shine


February 8, 2007 15:14


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Ruth - acrostic 2

Rare special flower
Unique jewel here in my life
Trust me with your story, moment by moment
Heart of a servant, sing!



February 8, 2007 15:08


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Heart

His words in my soul
Ever will I seek you
Armed with your gifts
Ready to serve
Tell me the way

February 8, 2007 15:04


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Life

Live for today
Imagine your last
Fear of the Lord inform your choices
Eternal rest awaits


February 8, 2007 15:00


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Torah

Thou shalt…
Our law writ large
Retold by Moses, by Aaron
A people set apart
Holy is His Name


February 8, 2007 14:54


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Fishermen

Found by the lakeshore
Impossible, unable, to catch fish
Showed a better way by the carpenter, the Lord
Heard his call to them
Evermore his disciples
Readied for service, by his example, his teaching
Meaning in the parables
Emboldened by the spirit
Now fishers of men


February 8, 2007 14:32


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Cross

Crown of thorns on his head
Rent his flesh with the spear, the nails
Only sinless man
Suffering for our sins
Set free from death, from the grave


February 8, 2007 14:26



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Bible

Born in the mind of God
Infinite wisdom
Book of the word; hope for
Life
Everlasting

February 8, 2007 14:18


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When the Master Calls

When the Master calls,
will we heed his message
will we follow him
and be fishers of men?

Where ever he goes,
will we follow
where ever he leads us
through the wilderness
through places of war,
of oppression?

Who will go with him,
will we stand with him,
against injustice, against hate
against what is wrong in the world?

What will we say,
how will we answer,
when he asks us to pick up the yoke
to walk in his footsteps
to sacrifice and death,
death to self?

How will we answer,
when the water is waiting,
when he is standing out there
over deep water,
will we follow him,
up over the gunnels, out
over the water, as Peter did;
will we falter,
when the Master calls?

February 5, 2007 21:57

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Moses

Made to see the burning bush
Ordered the Pharaoh to free his people
Slaves no more
Escape through the sea
Servant of God

February 5, 2007 21:42

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David

Dear one of God
Anointed king of Israel
Victor over Goliath
In his adultery lost
Doomed by his children

February 5, 2007 21:37

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Abraham

Abram was his name
Born to live childless
Ready to walk in faith
Aged father to Ishmael, Isaac
His offspring will be like the stars
All will call him father
May we all be so faithful

February 5, 2007 21:34

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Daniel

Don’t bow down to other gods
Always pray to God
Never fear, for God is with you
Insightful counselor
Ever loyal servant
Lions don’t scare me

February 4, 2007 23:43
February 5, 2007 21:29

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Peter

Patriarch of the apostles
Eager to protect the master
Timid disciple
Exited the boat; walked on the Sea
Readied by Pentecost

February 4, 2007 23:45
Acts 2:1-21

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Empty Nets

How lucky they were,
these fishermen
when the nets were empty
what a turn of fortunes
from failure, to call by the Messiah
to walk in other footsteps,
to follow another path
to heed the master’s voice
and leave full nets
filling by following the master’s call,
the first time
Making the second so much easier
to following his call
to leave all and follow him

February 4, 2007 23:33
Luke 5:1-11

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Three Years of this Blog

Poetry Where You Live is 3 years old today. There are now a total of 1,363 posts on the site, including a total of 1,082 of my original poetry.


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Holy Failure

He called it holy failure,
the moments of the disciples
failing to catch fish,
believing in the word of Jesus
doing his will, doing what he said
casting their nets again, unlikely results
from the suggestion of the carpenter
telling fisherman how to fish
reaping rewards, when their faith
overcame their doubts

February 4, 2007 15:50
Luke 5:1-11 and John 21:1-11
Based on the Sermon “Fishing”
by the Reverend Peter A. Hey
February 4, 2007,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH

From the desert to the Sea

He moved to ministry
Washed in the Jordan,
touched by the dove,
anointed by water,
the Word of God, the Father
ringing down from heaven above
Tested in the crucible,
the temptation,
hungry, in the desert,
the wilderness,
Choosing to serve, to suffer,
to minister, to fulfill
the prophets’ words.

From the desert to the Sea
The Sea of Galilee
To call fishermen,
to understand fishing anew,
a different catch, different nets
shown by the carpenter, the shepherd

Bringing in the human harvest
souls ready for saving
by the word of the Savior,
the work of the disciples
teaching his message
of hope, of faith, of love
of saving grace.


February 4, 2007 15:34
Luke 5:1-11, Luke 4


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Praying Luke 5:1-11

Dear God, creator of heaven and earth,
we thank you for this beautiful day,
for your gifts you heap on us each day,
for this time of holy fellowship
in your house, your church, for this time
to hear and respond to your word.

We join your first disciples,
with Peter, with James and John,
We pray that we would do as they did,
Heed your call to

Drop the net, the catch, the boats
leave them moored, or adrift
leave family, home, safety, comfort
responsibility, life as you knew it
drop it like a cast off cloak, a shawl
step away from everything
Leave it all
and follow me

Follow me, on my journey
my ministry, around the Sea
Galilee, your homeland,
no longer fishermen,
Now you will be fishers of men,
harvesters for the kingdom
of the good news,
the news of my coming,
my fulfillment, my mission
of service and saving
of spirit and law,
of water and the word
fishers of another sort
fishers of men
when you leave all
and follow me.

We come before your throne humbly,
knowing that we are but clay,
that we are too often satisfied with our comfort zone
too easily swayed by the traditional, the known
We struggle to move outside that realm,
to boldly go where you would have us go

There is so much more that needs to be done,
so much pain and loss and lost souls in this world
Help us to help them, we pray oh Lord

Help Us Lord, to hear your
call to us, members of your body,
your holy church universal,
to repent of our sins,
our prior lives, to leave all
and follow you.
To carry on the work
you began, to be like the
first disciples,
fishermen no more
Fishers of people
following Jesus, leaving
behind all they knew
to be true disciples, to make disciples

May we be open to your
message now for each of us

To cast our nets in deep
water, to reap a new harvest
a bounty of men and women
to God.

Amen.

February 3, 2007 13:58
February 4, 2007 13:35
Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:16-20, Matthew 4:18-22
Two poems joined – “Leave All” and “And Follow Me”,
restated in prayer for the Rejuvenation service tonight,
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH

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A Mother’s Prayer

A mother’s prayer
for her child, for her children
for healing, for grace
for the pain she carries
to be lifted from her weary shoulders
to breath free, without weight
hanging, pulling her down
to see a change, a renewal
a mending of the tears,
the frayed edges of existence
of the interrupted aspects,
the missing pieces of her life
after disruptions and displacement
rebuke, and distance
A change of course, in the offing
in the near future, hopeful still
in the God who has listened,
heeded her call before

July 30, 2006
February 3, 2007 22:07


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A daughter’s prayer

A daughter’s prayer,
for a best friend,
a hurting soul, torn apart
staggered by the punches
the body blows, gut shots
wanting to join the fight
to step between the blasts
and her weary body
unable to intervene, to step between
at those moments, in the breach
waiting instead, for time,
for reflection, for discernment
in quiet moments
with her, with the creator
listening for the still, small voice
for the answers to these prayers
for one who means so much
loved without thought
cared for to the last
hurting still

July 30, 2006
February 3, 2007 22:12


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