The breath, the spirit of God
living within us,
while the clay, the earth, has life
Created by the hands of the potter
from the dust so shall we return
our bodies, merely the temple
the place within which the spirit lives
But it is that spirit that matters
that makes us more than the earth
the thing returning to heaven
when we have our spiritual,
our eternal birth
November 21, 2009
Ecclesiastes 12:7b
and Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Genesis
and Day 98, “From Dust to Destiny”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
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read November 21, 2009
&
Ecclesiastes 3:11
and Day 97, “Eternity in Our Hearts”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
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read 11/20/09
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would you be able to place any peoms on relationships with other religions... or just have any advice to give out?
ReplyDeleteDual Citizens
ReplyDeleteHer sermon, speaking on justification
by the law, by grace
spoke of our dual citizenship,
our dual nature, dual heirs
with Abraham and
with those who went before us
into this land where we are free
free to practice religions of many colors
many shades, hues, beliefs
because others went into the unknown
believing that God would guide them
so we are sons and daughters of Abraham, of Israel
of David, of Mary, or Ruth, or Noah and Moses
But we are the children of the founding fathers,
brave founding mothers, daughters and sons
who came to this land as refugees, as immigrants,
as unwanted outcasts from the lands of their birth
saints and strangers, Pilgrims and Puritans,
Congregationalists, Methodists, Catholics,
Muslims and Jews, to name but a few
We are the children, the heirs of all of these
who went before us, the ones who
struggled under the law, those who by faith,
by grace are justified, as we are if we but ask
A legacy down through the ages
for all are children and heirs
Because God loves us
and Jesus saved us
We can accept or
reject the gift
but it is
already
given
June 24, 2007 14:03
Inspired by the sermon, “Justified by Faith”,
by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
Galatians 2:15-21
Reconciling
ReplyDeleteReconciling concepts of God
the unity of the God of Abraham,
the God of Jesus, the way, the truth,
the light, the portal to the kingdom;
but loving, reconciling all by his blood
How do we see so many devout, loving
faithful servants of God, followers of
other faiths, damned for failing to
understand; believe our faith, our dogma
Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist believers
reconciled too, we can hope, because a sin
is a sin; we are all sinners; we all need
the sacrifice, of his blood, his body
healing all; bringing us all to the Father
the one God of creation, heaven and earth
the one mother, sustainer of the world
bringing us all home
October 2, 2006 23:40
Trying to make sense of John 14:6 and a world of other believers
A reminder in the message
ReplyDeleteA reminder in the message
in hearing our differences
but the similarities
the painful truth too
that each religion
each of us in our history
has done violence
in the name of God
the same God
the God of Abraham
September 9, 2009
James 2:1-10, 14-17
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9
& sermon, “When I Was In Need, You Helped Me”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
9/6/09
including comparative language
about Muslim and Christianity
starting with Abraham
and including violence
in the name of God