His Words of Love

powerful words, claiming this man,
this person, rising from the waters
the carpenter’s son, son of Joseph, of Mary
My son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased!
Oh to have been there, to be a witness
to have seen the Messiah’s face in that moment
to have witnessed Jesus becoming the Christ
to have seen him hear these words of love
from the creator, from the rip of heaven
the Spirit bodily anointing him
as on Pentecost, as in Caesarea,
as the Spirit fell on them in Ephesus,
as it does now, still today, forever changing
the hearts of the believers,
the Spirit indwelling, within us
to give us the power of Pentecost

January 14, 2009
Mark 1:4-11
Mark 1:12-13
Acts 19:1-7
Acts 2:1-21
Acts 10 and Acts 11
and sermon, “Child of God”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, January 11, 2009
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
and sermon title, “Beginnings”, by Reverend Peter Hey,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
and sermon title, “Come, Holy Spirit”,
by Reverend Lori Eldredge
North Kingstown United Methodist Church,
North Kingstown, RI