Painting the Dawn

God’s artistry
played out before us
painting the dawn
on the canvas of the sky
the seas warming
with the color
the darkness of night
fading to brightness
dawn’s early light


April11, 2010
Deuteronomy 11:13-17
Psalm 8:3-9
Matthew 12:35
Luke 12:13-21, Parable of the Rich Fool
Unison Prayer from the Worship Sourcebook
Worship Theme: “God’s Creation”
and sermon, “If you . . . I will. . . ”
(including story of sunrises on the beach
of St. Lucia on our honeymoon,
April 2005)
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”
and the study guide, etc., based on this letter:
http://hopeandaction.org/main/
http://hopeandaction.org/main/resources/basic-documents/
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
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Suncook, NH
April 11, 2010
First Sunday After Easter

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