Then God Commanded

I was silent
as were many others
not willing to claim
His words
God’s words of creation
the distance to me
keeping me mute

The words to stark
in the way presented
speaking God’s power
the authority of the One Creator
as if we were the same

The language of scripture
claiming we are like God
not just in his image
and maybe that is
my problem

My clay and God’s infinity
so far from one and the same
I am the created
made by his words
the dust of the earth
and the breath of Almighty God


July 11, 2010
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
Isaiah 43:18-21
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost


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