Maybe we are closer
living in the end times
more of the signs unfolding
God’s plan seemingly revealed
But all of the things to happen
coming in God’s time
not for us to know
only to be faithful
Living out God’s calling
using the gifts we have been given
trusting in our Savior
leaving all to God
We are to share his message
the urgency of now
for we know not the time
and tomorrow may be too late
God will come
just as he promised
fulfilling his covenant
healing the whole earth
The work already finished
as Christ said on the cross
but the gathering in God’s time
praying none will be lost
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Only to be Faithful - 2
Not guided by our own compass
claiming that which is God’s
submitting to his purpose
giving up the illusion of control
We are to be his servants
open to his call
only to be faithful
giving God our all
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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claiming that which is God’s
submitting to his purpose
giving up the illusion of control
We are to be his servants
open to his call
only to be faithful
giving God our all
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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The Hubris of Control
So much about us
the chaos of our time
thinking we are in control
when we should submit to God
to trust in our creator
focused on love
instead we screw things up
thinking we are in control
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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the chaos of our time
thinking we are in control
when we should submit to God
to trust in our creator
focused on love
instead we screw things up
thinking we are in control
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Would He Know Us
Would Christ recognize us
would we be his children
if today was his coming
would we be redeemed
Would our Savior
the call of our Shepherd
would we hear his voice
would we come when he called
We know not the time
but we should be ready
acting out of love
in all we say and do
We should be awake,
our lamps ever ready
looking for the signs
but acting in love
faithful to his call
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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would we be his children
if today was his coming
would we be redeemed
Would our Savior
the call of our Shepherd
would we hear his voice
would we come when he called
We know not the time
but we should be ready
acting out of love
in all we say and do
We should be awake,
our lamps ever ready
looking for the signs
but acting in love
faithful to his call
May 21, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Honest with Our Friends
Not just attacking,
judging our enemies
honest with our friends
standing with all people
Basic freedoms,
justice for all
speaking out to power
straight with them all
Ours to share
to spread freedoms
using our persuasion
before we resort to power
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
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judging our enemies
honest with our friends
standing with all people
Basic freedoms,
justice for all
speaking out to power
straight with them all
Ours to share
to spread freedoms
using our persuasion
before we resort to power
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
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Would We Know Him - 2
Would we be like the Pharisees
questioning Christ
Would we know the Master
would we recognize him
would we heed his voice
If Christ came tomorrow
if the skies were to open
would the world shake
would we look up
Would we be gathered
would we be left behind
would we share with our Master
would we rise to paradise
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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questioning Christ
Would we know the Master
would we recognize him
would we heed his voice
If Christ came tomorrow
if the skies were to open
would the world shake
would we look up
Would we be gathered
would we be left behind
would we share with our Master
would we rise to paradise
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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See all 11,830+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
If He Came Tomorrow – v2
If he came tomorrow
what would we say to Christ
would we bow down
would we raise him up
Would we know our Shepherd
would he hear his voice
would we follow him
what would be our choice
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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what would we say to Christ
would we bow down
would we raise him up
Would we know our Shepherd
would he hear his voice
would we follow him
what would be our choice
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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If He Came Tomorrow
If Christ returned from heaven
if he came to the earth
if he came tomorrow
what would be our fate
Do we cleave to Him
to our Father
do we speak with power
the Spirit within
If we look in the mirror
do we see Christ’s reflection
when we look down
do we see his hands and feet
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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if he came to the earth
if he came tomorrow
what would be our fate
Do we cleave to Him
to our Father
do we speak with power
the Spirit within
If we look in the mirror
do we see Christ’s reflection
when we look down
do we see his hands and feet
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Would We Be Ready
Would we be ready
if Christ came tomorrow
if the skies were to open
and he was riding on the clouds
Would our friend, our families
our loved ones be included
when the Shepherd came
to gather in his sheep
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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if Christ came tomorrow
if the skies were to open
and he was riding on the clouds
Would our friend, our families
our loved ones be included
when the Shepherd came
to gather in his sheep
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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The People Shall be Free
The time may be uncertain
but the tide has already turned
the peoples of those nations
that whole region of the world
The people shall be free
no matter how soon
the world shifting below them
freedom on the march
We must side with them
those who have been crying
who stand in the street
yearning to breathe free
We must never waiver
the time for expediency long gone
we will be judged
by how we stand with them now
but the tide has already turned
the peoples of those nations
that whole region of the world
The people shall be free
no matter how soon
the world shifting below them
freedom on the march
We must side with them
those who have been crying
who stand in the street
yearning to breathe free
We must never waiver
the time for expediency long gone
we will be judged
by how we stand with them now
=============
edited January 13, 2016
When They Cried for Freedom –
v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 10, 2016
The People Shall be Free – v3
(editing original and version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The People Shall be Free – v2
May 20, 2011
The People Shall be Free
edited
November 1, 2015
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited
May 30, 2014
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v2
May
20, 2011
In a
More Perfect World - 3
edited November 1, 2015
When They Cried for Freedom -
v2
May 19, 2011
When They Cried for
Freedom
Speech
May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
on
the Arab Spring of 2011
and
how our country will chart a new course
holding
up the people more
and
not just focusing on our narrower
financial
and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and
Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on
the transformations since the beginning of December -
all
the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan,
Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania,
Senegal, etc.
and
especially
the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February
11, 2011
&
and
the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus
the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February
18, 2011
&
hearing
claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a
news conference that when history books tell it
we
will be seen as being on the right side of history
in
how the United States responded
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our
Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February
14, 2011
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
February
13, 2011
and
see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by
Safiyah Fosua
All of my
poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)
for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
For We Know Not the Time
We should be faithful
acting as we profess
loving our neighbors
leaving God to the rest
Sharing the gospel
the good news within us
prepared for the rapture
when our Savior returns
Love should be flowing
our lamps brightly burning
awake for the coming
not asleep in the world
Standing as witnesses
messengers of the kingdom
prophets of a future
already promised by God
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
acting as we profess
loving our neighbors
leaving God to the rest
Sharing the gospel
the good news within us
prepared for the rapture
when our Savior returns
Love should be flowing
our lamps brightly burning
awake for the coming
not asleep in the world
Standing as witnesses
messengers of the kingdom
prophets of a future
already promised by God
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
In God’s Time
As has always been
whether or not we like this
as Christ told us directly
not for us to know
The end to come
we are just to be faithful
our oil ready
and our wicks trimmed just so
We must be on watch
conforming our spirits
walking as our Shepherd did
for we know not the time
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
whether or not we like this
as Christ told us directly
not for us to know
The end to come
we are just to be faithful
our oil ready
and our wicks trimmed just so
We must be on watch
conforming our spirits
walking as our Shepherd did
for we know not the time
May 20, 2011
The Day and Hour Unknown
Mark 13:32-37
&
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
Mark 13:1-31
&
Matthew 25:1-10
Parable of the Ten Virgins
&
Matthew 6:25-34
Do Not Worry
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
&
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
In a More Perfect World – 4
Living for the future
prepared for the rapture
following the Master
guided by the Spirit
In a more perfect world
our hands and feet serving
offering our all
unto our sovereign God
Going, sharing
offering our love
messengers of grace
his servants now
to the ends of the earth
May 20, 2011
grace
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
prepared for the rapture
following the Master
guided by the Spirit
In a more perfect world
our hands and feet serving
offering our all
unto our sovereign God
Going, sharing
offering our love
messengers of grace
his servants now
to the ends of the earth
May 20, 2011
grace
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
God’s Peace
In the quiet within us
at peace in God’s arms
sensing Him with us
out in this troubled world
Only in God’s peace
a calmness within
able to proclaim the message
to heal all brokenness
God’s peace enough
Christ’s grace enough
only in them
the strength to go on
The Spirit leading
drawn from above
led on by the Spirit
the beating of the dove
James 3:17-18
Bible Verse of the Day
http://www.verseoftheday.com/
for May 19, 2011
read May 19, 2011 and reread May 20, 2011
&
April 20, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
Passing of the Peace
&
Genesis 8:21b-22,
Genesis 9:12-16
Genesis 6:5-8, 11-13
Psalm 20:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 46:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Worship Theme: There is Hope in God
Children’s Message
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
and sermon, “I Shall Not Be Moved”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 24, 2010
&
Mark 4:35-40
Exodus 20:8-11
Psalm 23
Psalm 127:2
and
Message: Rev. Huntley Halvorson,
"Keeping the Sabbath"
including reference to
Wayne Muller’s book,
“Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest”
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 23, 2009
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
at peace in God’s arms
sensing Him with us
out in this troubled world
Only in God’s peace
a calmness within
able to proclaim the message
to heal all brokenness
God’s peace enough
Christ’s grace enough
only in them
the strength to go on
The Spirit leading
drawn from above
led on by the Spirit
the beating of the dove
James 3:17-18
Bible Verse of the Day
http://www.verseoftheday.com/
for May 19, 2011
read May 19, 2011 and reread May 20, 2011
&
April 20, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
Passing of the Peace
&
Genesis 8:21b-22,
Genesis 9:12-16
Genesis 6:5-8, 11-13
Psalm 20:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 46:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Worship Theme: There is Hope in God
Children’s Message
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
and sermon, “I Shall Not Be Moved”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 24, 2010
&
Mark 4:35-40
Exodus 20:8-11
Psalm 23
Psalm 127:2
and
Message: Rev. Huntley Halvorson,
"Keeping the Sabbath"
including reference to
Wayne Muller’s book,
“Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest”
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 23, 2009
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
If We had not been Silent
For year upon year
for many ages, our leaders
presidents of both parties
all of them, failing to speak
If we had not been silent
the world’s superpower
would the people have had to rise up
would they have had to cry for their freedom
If we had not been silent
would they have lived in freedom
not becoming martyrs
would the war crimes tribunals
have crumbled into dust
History will judge
for those many years
when we remained silent
thinking about the present
not thinking about the others
Those people subjugated
so we could sleep soundly
far from the repression
blind to their suffering
half a world away
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
for many ages, our leaders
presidents of both parties
all of them, failing to speak
If we had not been silent
the world’s superpower
would the people have had to rise up
would they have had to cry for their freedom
If we had not been silent
would they have lived in freedom
not becoming martyrs
would the war crimes tribunals
have crumbled into dust
History will judge
for those many years
when we remained silent
thinking about the present
not thinking about the others
Those people subjugated
so we could sleep soundly
far from the repression
blind to their suffering
half a world away
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
In a More Perfect World – 3
We would rise up
we would speak truth to power
we would not hesitate
thinking about the others
Our hearts open
standing in their shoes
we would rise as one
crying with them
for their freedom
from foe and friend alike
standing with the people
crying in the street
we would speak truth to power
we would not hesitate
thinking about the others
Our hearts open
standing in their shoes
we would rise as one
crying with them
for their freedom
from foe and friend alike
standing with the people
crying in the street
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edited January 13, 2016
When They Cried for Freedom –
v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 10, 2016
The People Shall be Free – v3
(editing original and version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The People Shall be Free – v2
May 20, 2011
The People Shall be Free
edited
November 1, 2015
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited
May 30, 2014
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v2
May
20, 2011
In a
More Perfect World - 3
edited November 1, 2015
When They Cried for Freedom -
v2
May 19, 2011
When They Cried for
Freedom
Speech
May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
on
the Arab Spring of 2011
and
how our country will chart a new course
holding
up the people more
and
not just focusing on our narrower
financial
and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and
Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on
the transformations since the beginning of December -
all
the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan,
Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania,
Senegal, etc.
and
especially
the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February
11, 2011
&
and
the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus
the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February
18, 2011
&
hearing
claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a
news conference that when history books tell it
we
will be seen as being on the right side of history
in
how the United States responded
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our
Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February
14, 2011
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
February
13, 2011
and
see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by
Safiyah Fosua
All of my
poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)
for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
In a More Perfect World – 2
If only we could look
forward into time
if we had hindsight to guide us
to see how the things would turn out
our actions and inactions
our complicity to tyranny
The cost of our silence
looking out for number one
not caring about other peoples
In a more perfect world
a better version of ourselves
we would not have been expedient
thinking only of our interests
the urgency of the moment
the bottom line on the ledger only
thinking about our neighbors
as our Master told us to
to love one another
as we would love ourselves
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
forward into time
if we had hindsight to guide us
to see how the things would turn out
our actions and inactions
our complicity to tyranny
The cost of our silence
looking out for number one
not caring about other peoples
In a more perfect world
a better version of ourselves
we would not have been expedient
thinking only of our interests
the urgency of the moment
the bottom line on the ledger only
thinking about our neighbors
as our Master told us to
to love one another
as we would love ourselves
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
In a More Perfect World – 1
In a more perfect world
we would never have strayed
we would held our Father
we would not have slipped away
Here we stand
at a crossroads
choosing our path
which way we will go
To follow the world
to live by the flesh
answering the call
of our wickedness
Or, to follow our Master
out into the world
to be His hands and feet
his presence on the street
Going, as we will choose
from our time set apart
three days in the belly
into an very imperfect world
May 20, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,810+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
we would never have strayed
we would held our Father
we would not have slipped away
Here we stand
at a crossroads
choosing our path
which way we will go
To follow the world
to live by the flesh
answering the call
of our wickedness
Or, to follow our Master
out into the world
to be His hands and feet
his presence on the street
Going, as we will choose
from our time set apart
three days in the belly
into an very imperfect world
May 20, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,810+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Challenging Our Friends
Greatness will be defined
how history will judge
challenging our friends
not merely fighting our enemies
stating clear principles
applying them evenly
challenging our friends
not just shelling our enemies
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
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how history will judge
challenging our friends
not merely fighting our enemies
stating clear principles
applying them evenly
challenging our friends
not just shelling our enemies
May 20, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
When They Cried for Freedom
Too much credit
we need to be more humble
recognizing the delay
how slow we were to act
to give them aid
to give them comfort
holding onto old allegiances
not seeing tomorrow
When they cried for freedom
we should have acted
we must learn that lesson
when we are too timid
When we fritter away
the peoples’ mandate
when we remember friends
when they have brutalized their people
We must turn
live by our statements
that we should lift them up
when they cry out for freedom
Ours is to speak
to not remain silent
short-term expediency
does not excuse inaction
We must be resolute, bold,
standing with those yearning to breathe free
we need to be more humble
recognizing the delay
how slow we were to act
to give them aid
to give them comfort
holding onto old allegiances
not seeing tomorrow
When they cried for freedom
we should have acted
we must learn that lesson
when we are too timid
When we fritter away
the peoples’ mandate
when we remember friends
when they have brutalized their people
We must turn
live by our statements
that we should lift them up
when they cry out for freedom
Ours is to speak
to not remain silent
short-term expediency
does not excuse inaction
We must be resolute, bold,
standing with those yearning to breathe free
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edited January 13, 2016
When They Cried for Freedom –
v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 10, 2016
The People Shall be Free – v3
(editing original and version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The People Shall be Free – v2
May 20, 2011
The People Shall be Free
edited
November 1, 2015
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited
May 30, 2014
In a
More Perfect World – 3 – v2
May
20, 2011
In a
More Perfect World - 3
edited November 1, 2015
When They Cried for Freedom -
v2
May 19, 2011
When They Cried for
Freedom
Speech
May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
on
the Arab Spring of 2011
and
how our country will chart a new course
holding
up the people more
and
not just focusing on our narrower
financial
and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and
Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on
the transformations since the beginning of December -
all
the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan,
Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania,
Senegal, etc.
and
especially
the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February
11, 2011
&
and
the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus
the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February
18, 2011
&
hearing
claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a
news conference that when history books tell it
we
will be seen as being on the right side of history
in
how the United States responded
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our
Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February
14, 2011
&
Post
on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
February
13, 2011
and
see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by
Safiyah Fosua
All of my
poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)
for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
Even-Handed
We must be equal
even-handed in our actions
our diplomatic posture
for the people of the world
never siding with tyrants
ready to harm their people
the long-term goals
should always be for freedom
for the rights of all people
short-term expediency
should not crowd out
that which we value
torture or a blind-eye
should not be allowed
we must fight for freedom
all the world round.
May 19, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
even-handed in our actions
our diplomatic posture
for the people of the world
never siding with tyrants
ready to harm their people
the long-term goals
should always be for freedom
for the rights of all people
short-term expediency
should not crowd out
that which we value
torture or a blind-eye
should not be allowed
we must fight for freedom
all the world round.
May 19, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,820+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Responding to the Spring
Our nation must be committed
speaking out in freedom
the aspirations of the people
responding to the spring
the Arab Spring of this season
The yearnings of these people
to breathe the air of freedom
to shake off the shackles
of friend and foe alike
to side with the people
striving for new life
May 19, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
&
Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV)
(and Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)
John 6:51 (Call to Worship)
Isaiah 58.6-12 (NRSV)
John 13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6
(“They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)
Micah 6:8
(“We Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)
Call to Worship (John 6:51)
Prayer of Confession
Prayer of Dedication
Worship Theme: “A Meal for All People”
and sermon, “Salty Christians”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 6, 2011
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,810+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
speaking out in freedom
the aspirations of the people
responding to the spring
the Arab Spring of this season
The yearnings of these people
to breathe the air of freedom
to shake off the shackles
of friend and foe alike
to side with the people
striving for new life
May 19, 2011
Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html
on the Arab Spring of 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline
and how our country will chart a new course
holding up the people more
and not just focusing on our narrower
financial and strategic interests
&
March 17, 2011
UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
&
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of December -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.
and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
&
and the jubilance in Tahrir Square
versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.
February 18, 2011
&
hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011
in a news conference that when history books tell it
we will be seen as being on the right side of history
in how the United States responded
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192
http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
http://twitter.com/Ghonim
“This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464
February 13, 2011
and see
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081
&
Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV)
(and Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)
John 6:51 (Call to Worship)
Isaiah 58.6-12 (NRSV)
John 13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6
(“They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)
Micah 6:8
(“We Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)
Call to Worship (John 6:51)
Prayer of Confession
Prayer of Dedication
Worship Theme: “A Meal for All People”
and sermon, “Salty Christians”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 6, 2011
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Talcum powder petals
The wet apple blossoms
blanketing the street
the grass covered
white by their feet
Talcum powder petals
like paper between my fingers
soft, light, yet laden
with the water from the street
May 18, 2011
fallen apple blossoms
Three Rivers School
Pembroke, NH
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blanketing the street
the grass covered
white by their feet
Talcum powder petals
like paper between my fingers
soft, light, yet laden
with the water from the street
May 18, 2011
fallen apple blossoms
Three Rivers School
Pembroke, NH
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To Proclaim Christ
All of us commissioned
drenched by the waters
the Spirit falling
down on each one of us
To proclaim Christ
to all the nations
to bring the good news
God’s message of life
To share the power
the Spirit moving
guiding us to follow
to go as Christ
To continue his ministry
bearing our witness
carrying his light
into the darkness
this troubled world
May 18, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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drenched by the waters
the Spirit falling
down on each one of us
To proclaim Christ
to all the nations
to bring the good news
God’s message of life
To share the power
the Spirit moving
guiding us to follow
to go as Christ
To continue his ministry
bearing our witness
carrying his light
into the darkness
this troubled world
May 18, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Standing Naked
When the glass falls
our hypocrisy exposed
when our sin is revealed
naked in glass houses
our stain bright red
the shards of our lives
standing in judgment
the glass falling
falling, ever, yet
May 18, 2011
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
&
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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our hypocrisy exposed
when our sin is revealed
naked in glass houses
our stain bright red
the shards of our lives
standing in judgment
the glass falling
falling, ever, yet
May 18, 2011
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
&
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Only Shards Hanging
The weight of our own sin
only shards hanging
after the stones
have been thrown in our glass houses
how little we think
when we are judging others
the same test we would fail
if the light were shined
if the attention was cast
on our own failings
the costs of hypocrisy
falling like glass
shards only remaining
blood on the ground
May 18, 2011
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
&
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,810+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
only shards hanging
after the stones
have been thrown in our glass houses
how little we think
when we are judging others
the same test we would fail
if the light were shined
if the attention was cast
on our own failings
the costs of hypocrisy
falling like glass
shards only remaining
blood on the ground
May 18, 2011
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
&
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,810+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
Standing in judgment
condemning others
when they stand in glass houses
shards all around
Throwing stones in glass houses
letting them fly
not remembering the teachings of Jesus
on casting the first stone
Too quick to judge,
hiding their hypocrisy
behind family values
when they have none of their own
Better to be humble
to focus within
to turn from the world
and reject our own sin
May 18, 2011
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,860+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
condemning others
when they stand in glass houses
shards all around
Throwing stones in glass houses
letting them fly
not remembering the teachings of Jesus
on casting the first stone
Too quick to judge,
hiding their hypocrisy
behind family values
when they have none of their own
Better to be humble
to focus within
to turn from the world
and reject our own sin
May 18, 2011
John 8:1-11
Woman caught in adultery
John 8:7
You who are without sin cast the first stone
Luke 18:9-14
Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Matthew 7:1-5
Judging others
&
story on Rachel Maddow show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/
May 17, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43071134
on right-wing politicians
railing on the subject of family values
and yet proving they too have
feet made of clay
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,860+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thanking God in the Belly
In the time set apart
pulled from his life
Jonah thanking God
in the belly of the fish
There with him
sparing his life
sent for a purpose
the calling of his life
To go and serve
to be the carrion call
to save the people
the enemies of his people
faithful to God’s plan
May 17, 2011
Jonah 2
&
Jonah 1, 3-4
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Psalm 66 NRSV (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Ministering to Unlikely and Unlikable people”
and sermon: “A Fish Story: The One that Didn’t Get Away”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 15, 2011
Fourth Sunday of Easter
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Fourth Day
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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pulled from his life
Jonah thanking God
in the belly of the fish
There with him
sparing his life
sent for a purpose
the calling of his life
To go and serve
to be the carrion call
to save the people
the enemies of his people
faithful to God’s plan
May 17, 2011
Jonah 2
&
Jonah 1, 3-4
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Psalm 66 NRSV (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Ministering to Unlikely and Unlikable people”
and sermon: “A Fish Story: The One that Didn’t Get Away”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 15, 2011
Fourth Sunday of Easter
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Fourth Day
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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Thanking God within the Tomb
In the belly of the fish
thanking God within the tomb
the catacombs of the belly
For his deliverance, his saving
not dying from his rebellion
a second chance to serve
to spread God’s holy word
his message of redemption
for the whole world
May 17, 2011
Jonah 2
&
Jonah 1, 3-4
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Psalm 66 NRSV (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Ministering to Unlikely and Unlikable people”
and sermon: “A Fish Story: The One that Didn’t Get Away”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 15, 2011
Fourth Sunday of Easter
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Fourth Day
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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thanking God within the tomb
the catacombs of the belly
For his deliverance, his saving
not dying from his rebellion
a second chance to serve
to spread God’s holy word
his message of redemption
for the whole world
May 17, 2011
Jonah 2
&
Jonah 1, 3-4
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Psalm 66 NRSV (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Ministering to Unlikely and Unlikable people”
and sermon: “A Fish Story: The One that Didn’t Get Away”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 15, 2011
Fourth Sunday of Easter
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
Fourth Day
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Each of Us Commissioned
Each of us called
each of us commissioned
to sow the seeds
the gifts of God’s love
To throw our stones
into the seas, the fields,
the gifts we have been given
letting God use the ripples, the winds
to change the whole world
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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each of us commissioned
to sow the seeds
the gifts of God’s love
To throw our stones
into the seas, the fields,
the gifts we have been given
letting God use the ripples, the winds
to change the whole world
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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The Ripples Intersecting
The gifts of love scattered
stones thrown into the sea
the ripples intersecting
washing you and me
God’s message alive
finding new shores
in the waters living
we all may be restored
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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stones thrown into the sea
the ripples intersecting
washing you and me
God’s message alive
finding new shores
in the waters living
we all may be restored
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
&
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
priesthood of all believers
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Seeds Scattered
Seeds scattered
blown to distant lands
growing unawares
a harvest for the Lord
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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blown to distant lands
growing unawares
a harvest for the Lord
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Concentric Circles
The stones of service
gifts of God’s love
thrown into the waters
as seeds on the wind
forming concentric circles
but the ripples intersecting
bringing God close
offering grace in abundance
living water from above.
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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gifts of God’s love
thrown into the waters
as seeds on the wind
forming concentric circles
but the ripples intersecting
bringing God close
offering grace in abundance
living water from above.
May 17, 2011
the ministry of all believers
and of my wife, Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Christ Died for Me
My Savior lives
the cross was not the end
He has conquered the grave
no longer bound by my sin
Christ died for me
while I am yet of the flesh
dying that I may live
washed free of my stain
Now this is my time
redeemed by his blood
to take up my cross
to drink of my cup
To go as I am sent
to serve in true love
to offer them Christ
the perfect gift from above
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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the cross was not the end
He has conquered the grave
no longer bound by my sin
Christ died for me
while I am yet of the flesh
dying that I may live
washed free of my stain
Now this is my time
redeemed by his blood
to take up my cross
to drink of my cup
To go as I am sent
to serve in true love
to offer them Christ
the perfect gift from above
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Christ Died for You
Whoever you are
whatever your station
your walk in this life
whether or not in faith
Christ died for you
choosing the cup
accepting God’s purpose
his calling for his life
Christ took the pain
the suffering, humiliation
dying on the cross
ridiculed by his nation
He died for you
that you may live
I pray that you hear him
calling to you
To be his witness
bearing his love
carrying his light
into the world
Going as you are called
to be his hands and feet
offering Christ
to everyone you meet
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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whatever your station
your walk in this life
whether or not in faith
Christ died for you
choosing the cup
accepting God’s purpose
his calling for his life
Christ took the pain
the suffering, humiliation
dying on the cross
ridiculed by his nation
He died for you
that you may live
I pray that you hear him
calling to you
To be his witness
bearing his love
carrying his light
into the world
Going as you are called
to be his hands and feet
offering Christ
to everyone you meet
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Accept the Gift
A prayer of each believer
in service, in ministry
that all would come before You
falling to their knees
aware of Your offer
if they would turn from the world
if they would accept the gift
Your grace upon the earth
suffering and dying
giving us new birth
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
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in service, in ministry
that all would come before You
falling to their knees
aware of Your offer
if they would turn from the world
if they would accept the gift
Your grace upon the earth
suffering and dying
giving us new birth
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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To Offer Reconciliation
Our lives for a purpose
when we come to believe
receiving God’s forgiveness
falling to our knees
Living for a purpose
to offer reconciliation
the gift of salvation
open to all who will receive
Through Christ alone redeemed
by his sacrifice on the cross
his dying for us
that we would be made whole
We are his ambassadors
his hands and feet now
going forth to serve
as witnesses of God’s love
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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when we come to believe
receiving God’s forgiveness
falling to our knees
Living for a purpose
to offer reconciliation
the gift of salvation
open to all who will receive
Through Christ alone redeemed
by his sacrifice on the cross
his dying for us
that we would be made whole
We are his ambassadors
his hands and feet now
going forth to serve
as witnesses of God’s love
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Living in the Flesh
God calling us
in that distant country
calling us home
yet we refuse to listen
Living in the flesh
ignoring our Father,
straying from the flock
wallowing in our rebellion
We may choose
whether or not to follow
to live in the flesh
or to return to the Father
He is calling
calling us ever
to come back home
to relationship with Him
He is faithful
loving us freely
wanting us to come home
that we may live.
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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in that distant country
calling us home
yet we refuse to listen
Living in the flesh
ignoring our Father,
straying from the flock
wallowing in our rebellion
We may choose
whether or not to follow
to live in the flesh
or to return to the Father
He is calling
calling us ever
to come back home
to relationship with Him
He is faithful
loving us freely
wanting us to come home
that we may live.
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Christ Died for Us
Christ died for us
knowing the pain
choosing the cup
taking on our stain
That we would be cleansed
washed clean of our sin
rising with him
we may live again.
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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knowing the pain
choosing the cup
taking on our stain
That we would be cleansed
washed clean of our sin
rising with him
we may live again.
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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God’s Gift to Us is Christ
Healed of our brokenness
restored to our Creator
by his death and rising
we all are redeemed
God’s gift to us is Christ
changing our lives forever
raising us up
from the death of our sin
Nothing earned
grace without merit
all given, freely
from the depths of God’s love
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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restored to our Creator
by his death and rising
we all are redeemed
God’s gift to us is Christ
changing our lives forever
raising us up
from the death of our sin
Nothing earned
grace without merit
all given, freely
from the depths of God’s love
May 17, 2011
Walk to Emmaus
http://www.upperroom.org/emmaus/
Luke 24:13-35
grace
prevenient grace
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 11,800+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.
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