To be a stump, living
waiting, open, aware
underground, yearning
for God’s grace
depending on God, His time
new life, a new purpose
the promise of Isaiah
nascent within us,
when we, like Christ
submit our will
for God’s holy work
growing from out of the stump
December 14, 2008
Isaiah 11:1-9
and sermon, “What Good is a Stump?”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church
December 7, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Being a Stump
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