The Lies They Fed Us

Those in power
conjuring a dream,
nightmare
the lies they fed us
finding nothing really there
Hope in the streets
true freedom from oppression
bound in the shackles
prisons of their making
chasing a dream
we were never was attaining
going, shouting,
seeking our real freedom
lies they fed us
ringing in our ears

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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rich Americans getting richer

not those in the street
not those toiling, angry
depressed Americans
trying to hold onto the dream

rich Americans getting richer
more and more of our wealth
bonuses and profits
crumbs only for the rest

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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getting poorer

The vast majority
almost all the people
on the brink, under
living underwater
getting poorer by each minute
bought into the pipe dream
holding on for dear life
not giving in to sorry
wanting to speak out
to join those in the street
crying out for freedom
for the things that tear us apart

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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We are not being heard

We are not being heard
the mass of the people
only the diehards
the extremes of our nation
only the wealthy
those who can buy power
they alone able
to grab the ear of justice
to turn the nation to them
to demand a seat at the table
all of the rest of us muzzled
denied our right to speak

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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partisan paralysis

tearing us apart
wars in the halls of power
mud over the ramparts
unabashed dissension
partisan paralysis
making points only
ignoring the people
hurting, dying
forgetting the nation
the land they represent
only bickering, fighting
scoring their points instead

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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They are not being heard

On the streets, to their feet
the dispossessed, us
all of the dreams
the debt, crush
family, set apart
the haves and the have nots
they are not being heard
the cries in the seats of power
displaced, estranged
tearing us apart

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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Change Now

Radical, responsive
crying in the street
needing to see change now
for this movement, complete

There will be a price to pay
only an inkling now
the halls of power
all of them pulled down

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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Show yourself to the world

Frustration maybe, unbelief it said
challenges of his brothers
show yourself to the world

What must they have felt
the claims to be the Christ
how much they must have believed
that he was their brother instead

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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The right time

now was not the right time
to reveal his sacrifice
not the time to give himself up
in the timing of God
sharing his message
his teaching with the people
not ready to go to the cross
to pay the price for us

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Lies they told us

Wondering when we got smarter
the lies falling flat
no longer believing
the lies they told us
the dream a nightmare
debt washing over us
drowning our daily lives
oppressed in dollars
as surely as they are
in the sins of the tyrants
reigning over them
in the lands in the Arab Spring
washing on these shores
the same cry for freedom
freedom evermore

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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always right to stand for basic human rights

We must be blind
not believing, so selfish
denying the injustice
greed stalking our land
No different than the Arab Spring
this Fall of Discontent
the powerful not yielding
to the people crying out
Always right to stand
for basic human rights
denied in the hypocrisy
the leaders with benefits
denying the people rights
as the profits roll on
climbing out of sight

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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 Very Same Spirit

The same spark, foment
the crucible of injustice
lies to the people
dreams left in the dust
Greed, power
not good
setting peoples apart
are they blind to injustice
or have they merely hardened their hearts


October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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Not making waves

Building the movement
the groundswell, the tide
not yet his time
not wanting to make waves
to wash through the temple
to expose his power
wanting to wait for God’s calling
to act in God’s time

October 7, 2011
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Loosing the Winds of Freedom

Not just in the foreign lands
in the Maghreb, Arabia
the people bound, oppressed
all across the nations
the world smaller
loosing the winds of freedom
all manner of division
coming alive this season
the winds moving
across the whole world
fairness, freedom
justice the rallying cry
Martyrs and protest
people in the streets
unsure where it will lead
not knowing where it will end

October 7, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
------------------
Their Blood on Our Hands – part 1

Turning our blind eyes
away from the crisis
the murder of the peoples
mercenaries and martyrs

Their blood on our hands
because we fail to act
empty rhetoric of diplomacy
when they are dying in the street

What will history say
the mass graves of the martyrs
when the world stood by
as they were slaughtered in the streets

Giving them over
letting them fight by themselves
claiming the rights to be free
yet leaving them to die alone


March 17, 2011
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 January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

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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A public figure

Christ at this time
a public figure
yet acting in secret
his time not yet ready
for his sacrifice
more to do
in this life
in his walk here with us
here on the earth

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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What it does is evil

The world, power
what it does is evil
we should not follow
caught in its clutches
heeding, turning
yoked with Christ
following him always
through the gates of paradise

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Only One Sinner

Only the woman
those who followed
all of us as one
only the one sinner
heard the message
offered by Christ
only she was the one
who heard what followed

Christ told them to drop
each of their stones
for none of us worthy
to cast them at all
none of them stayed
all of them scattered
his message only
for the sinner with him

To repent, to change
to leave her life behind
to follow God’s message
all of her days
to walk humbly
a servant to all
to come to God worthy
at the end of the age

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Luke 17:11-19
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Like the Ten Lepers

A lesson incomplete
the healing of the leaders
dropping their stones in the dust
at the feet of Christ
not able to stone her
not one
Yet like the ten lepers
the woman alone
there with him
all alone
hearing the rest
to leave her life
like us in sin
all of her days
repent and be healed
be fully restored
none of them heard him
she alone

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Luke 17:11-19
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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forgiving

choosing not to condemn
forgiving her
telling her to repent
only speaking to the woman
to all of us
not to the leaders
who had all gone away
holding their stones within them
not seeing the light of day

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Luke 17:11-19
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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only of the woman

only of the woman
the healing in this life
if she turned, repented
heeding our Savior’s call
The leaders walked away
their stones in the dust
they didn’t stay to hear
Christ’s teaching for all of us

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Luke 17:11-19
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Convicted by not repenting

walking away only
dropping the killing stones
not throwing them at her
heeding the words of Christ
yet they stood convicted
convicted for not repenting
holding onto the world power
for evil another day

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Repent of All

Christ speaking to her
not in judgment, mercy
not to just repent of adultery
but of a whole life of sin
repent of all
turn from the world
follow the commands of God
she alone heard him
the others gone away
none of us worthy
save for the grace of God
none of us redeemed
but for Christ’s sacrifice

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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writing in the dust

names on the wall,
written in the dust
the judgment of the Father
condemning all of us
Only if we judge
if we look in our own hearts
ceasing to judge the others
repenting of our own sin
walking as he commanded
by the law of our God
only in final judgment
will we be restored

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Daniel 5:1-31
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Seeing Through the Eyes of Christ

Informed by his words for us
by his love, his sacrifice
offered for all of us
though we denied his name

Love came to us
through his mercy, his grace
teaching us how to love
to offer light to the world

Seeing him in the flesh
now in paradise
seeing now through the eyes of Christ
in his love, his sacrifice

Wanting all to be healed
to be brought to the feet of grace
to know the saving power of Christ
to be restored once more to God

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Through the Eyes of Christ

Through the eyes of mercy
through the hands of sacrifice
through the act of forgiveness
giving so much
Through the eyes of Christ
new eyes for the world
seeing ourselves in our neighbors
the strangers in the world

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Not Judging

Not judging
as the world would judge
seeing through the eyes of Christ
focused on his sacrifice
his teachings for us
seeing through the eyes of Christ
to his love for us

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Not from a worldly point of view

Seeing the world in his image
through the eyes of the risen Christ
seeing what we had not seen
changing the world around

Not from a worldly point of view
from the one who sacrificed
offering love to one and all
in response to the price he paid

Offering himself
on the altar of the cross
giving himself for all of us
that no one would be lost

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Rooted in His Death

All of us equal
all gathered
redeemed by his sacrifice
rooted in his death
in the love of God
poured out on us
in the living Christ
guiding our feet

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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No Right to Condemn

God only worthy
Christ, though he chose not
no right to condemn
to stand in moral judgment
God only, and he showed mercy
none of us able
to cast the first stone

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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No Right to Judge Her

Who are we
looking at our failings
our sin, before us
always, ever present
No right to judge
to kill our neighbor
all of us fallen
all of us clay
none better
all fallen
saved only
by the grace of God
we must drop
our stones before us
repenting as he called
as we walk away

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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No Right to Kill

Even when the commands
the law of God broken
his words heeded
the stones falling away
walking away convicted
the leaders, the elders
no right to kill
to stand in moral judgment

October 7, 2011
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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In Jesus’ Name

Acting as he would
as he taught us
going, as the first disciples
when he calls to us

Going as we are sent
the authority of Christ
speaking words of power
not words from us

Words of the Lord
spoken in Jesus’ name
healing in their power
for this he came

Sent forth in love
to proclaim his grace
walking with the Lord
that we may see God’s face

October 7, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Over the Orange Cone

He didn’t know it
the worker gathering them up
a challenge for the children
for each one in turn
Walking to the van
following the leader
straddling the orange cone
barely clearing its top
good thing it was a short one
or they would have had to stop
following the leader
when the leader was too tall

October 7, 2011
watching five kindergarteners and first graders
following the after school daycare worker
walking across the parking lot
following their leader
wherever he may go
October 6, 2011

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mere appearances

for show, mere appearances
living by the law
sterile, unyielding
the rules over all

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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by right judgments

Living by the law
informed by the Spirit
authority from God
heeding the Christ
the teachings, of love
of the movement of God
in the nuanced meanings
the law given life
in the living waters
flowing through creation
informing our lives

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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from him who sent me

Christ made it known
from the beginning claiming authority
the words, the teachings
not his own thoughts, wisdom
words, authority
from him who sent me
from the Father, the Creator
from our sovereign God

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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My teaching

my words, my teaching
not my own
given from him
who sent me
authority from God
given to me freely
to spread through the world
to live by his calling
the law, the word
to offer kindness
forgiveness of sin
to love one another
just as Jesus did

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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not one of you keeps the law

Christ quite clear
indicting us all
“not one of you keeps the law”
no one at all
all of us failing
to live righteously
all of us needing Christ
to survive eternity

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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without having studied

They were confounded
amazed, unbelieving
Christ speaking with power
without having studied
words of authority
deep meaning
from him who sent him
down to the earth

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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#John7 #servant #God #Christ #purpose #love #grace #Savior #Faith #disciple #Spirit #calling #gifts

healing of the Sabbath

if they were honest
more than analogy
circumcision on the Sabbath
and healing on the Sabbath
both restoring to God
making a commitment
making them whole
healing on the Sabbath
just as the patriarchs did
sealing the covenant
making a promise to God
in the blood, in the sharing
in the connection with the divine
in the walk of our living

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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He is the Christ

All the signs there
if they would look
if they would ask
all written in the book

He is the Christ
the one foretold
if they would ask
the story would unfold

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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unbelieving He was the Christ

Bound by fragments
what they themselves knew
not asking for more
all they could do
unbelieving He was the Christ
not reading the signs
only the little they knew
not changing their minds

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Teachings of He who sent me

My words, not my own
teachings of He who sent me
offering love, hope
for the whole world
grace raining down
offered in love
instruction for all
that all may give
given and shared
to the ends of the earth

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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The shackles of their faith

Bound by the word
of the law, in fragments
the shackles of their faith
blinding them for the signs
Unable to see
that he was the Christ
the prophecies foretold
lived out in him
alive, in the flesh
the fulfillment of all
only knowing in part
denying it all
that he could be born
according to the law
that he could live there
that he could come at all

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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Let him come to me and drink

The hungry, the thirsty
let him come to me and drink
of living waters
of truth that runs deep
He is the Christ
the one foretold
he is the living water
that never runs out
a stream, a fountain
a well of living water
offered to us
the thirsty, the week
come to him always
he will quench your thirst
offering us salvation
through the way of the cross

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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If today were the last day of my life

If today were the last day of my life
I would want to be sharing
using the gifts of words, of photos
sharing of God’s love
of the gifts I have received
what has been poured out on me
what has filled me to overflowing
as God has gifted me

October 6, 2011
Steve Job’s Commencement Address,
Stanford University, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=share
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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Streams of Living Water - 2

Streams of living water
flowing from me
words revealed, given
streams of living water
the Spirit flowing
washing over me
filling me to overflowing

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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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Choosing not to condemn

Christ alone choosing
not to condemn
he could have
she violated
but those accusing could
have been condemned
and he did not condemn them
only convicting with his teaching
the stones left on the way

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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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Follow Your Heart

Already naked, soon to be dead
don’t stumble, fall
letting others direct you
lead you down the wrong path
nothing to lose
no fortune, no fame

Follow your hearts
what you want to do
not some other choices
settling for the comfortable
someone else’s path
strive for what fulfills
for today may be your last

October 6, 2011
Steve Job’s Commencement Address,
Stanford University, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=share
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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 13,510+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

what I am about to do today – v2

what I am about to do today
to stand up for one
to let them have their say
an advocate, a voice
to let the view be heard
to speak even harsh words
what is given to share
to offer them a chance
to win their point of view
to be loyal to their cause
whatever I would choose

October 6, 2011
Steve Job’s Commencement Address,
Stanford University, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=share
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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 13,510+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

what I am about to do today

what I am about to do today
to share God’s love
to offer bits of wisdom
ripples on the waters
seeds in the wind
offering grace freely
the gift deep within
shared, an offering
of what I have received
not be held back
rising from my knees

October 6, 2011
Steve Job’s Commencement Address,
Stanford University, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=share
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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 13,510+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Already Naked

Our time measured
limited in this life
already known
that we will soon die
nothing to take
when we leave this earth
already naked
so we might as well love our work
what we put our hands to
the tug on our hearts
how we walk, joyful
as we walk on this earth

October 6, 2011
Steve Job’s Commencement Address,
Stanford University, 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=share
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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 13,510+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

The Oldest First

Knowing their own hearts
hearing his words
the oldest first
but the rest
falling away
unable to stand
knowing they were unworthy
to cast the first stone

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,540+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Only One Truly Healed

As it was with the ten lepers
all of them healed by Christ
all of them heard his teaching
felt his touch
Yet only one truly healed
restored by God
by acknowledging the source
the healing of God

So to with the story
of the woman and the leaders
though all heard Christ’s teaching
none of them were healed
they dropped their stones
knowing their own sin
yet none stayed, changed
repenting as he said
starting over again

October 6, 2011
Luke 17:11-19
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,540+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

None was worthy

None was worthy
to stone her
all guilty
worthy of death
yet none worthy
to stand in judgment
to condemn her to death

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,540+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Into the Belly of the Earth

To be transformed
to save, to fulfill
needing to die
to enter in
into the belly of the earth
returning to dust
rising up in triumph
death with no sting
rising to heaven
oh let us rejoice
let the whole world sing

October 6, 2011
Matthew 16:21 (KJV)
“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples,
how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and
suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes,
and be killed, and be raised again the third day.”
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,540+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

They Lowered Him

Not merely opening
the walls of the building
punching a hole
that he may enter in
They lowered him
to the feet of Jesus
so he may be healed
cleansed of his sin

They lifted him up
lowering him down
going with him
as he lay his burden down
knowing he needed
the love of the Lord
bringing him to the one
the one who could restore

Offering more
than a hole in the roof
lowering him down
to the foot of the Christ
standing, redeemed
by the one who bore the cross
healed, redeemed
by his love for all of us


October 6, 2011
Mark 2:1-12
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,540+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

My time is not here

So many times
the moment not ready
Christ demurring,
pulling back
his time not yet come
to heal, to sacrifice
still teaching
that we would change,
understand,
that we would see
God’s grace pouring down
on you and me
waiting for God’s time
to drink of the cup
in God’s time submitting
going to the cross

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

He went also

to honor the Father
not for his own glory
going in secret
not triumphant
to the courts
celebrating with the others
the feast of the Lord
faithful to God’s calling
living righteously
submissive as the lamb

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Going in secret

going in secret
to the feast
tabernacles,
the right, the command
the celebration of God
Christ, in secret
submitting to God
going there anyway
though it was not his time

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Mercy in that moment

Mercy in that moment
not condemning her
Christ before the woman
the leaders having scattered
dropping their stones

Mercy in that moment
Christ forgiving
yet calling her to repent
to leave her life of sin
healed of her past
to walk into the world

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

make the right judgment

make the right judgment
by the authority of God
the teachings of Christ
guided by the Spirit
through the eyes of love
seeing others
through the teachings of Christ
not for himself
but as he was sent
sharing love freely
through the gift of the cross

October 6, 2011
Bible study with Jean Anocibar October 5, 2011
John 7:14-24
John 7
John 7:1-13
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles
John 7:14-24
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
John 7:25-44
Division Over Who Jesus Is
John 7:45-8:11
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
John 8:1-11
To throw the stone

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

The Shadow of A Life

One life, all we have
all each one given
the shadow of a life
that which is left behind

Some forgotten
some remembered
some a moment of time
some even more fleeting

Live as if this is the last
and that they will remember your dreams
the choices we each make
the lives which we touch

The way we walk in this life
the legacy that we leave behind us
This is the mark we leave
the shadow of our lives
the ripples in the water
shadows in the sands of time

October 6, 2011
The death of Steve Jobs
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243405429044126&set=o.149289703122&type=1&theater
http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
obituary of Aaron Jamison
http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/26979568-55/jamison-aaron-springfield-cancer-guard.html.csp
and the poems, “Unsung Heroes”
and “Leaving a Mark”
-------------------
Unsung Heroes

In the footnotes, end notes
bits of history
in the details
the forgotten moments
in unsung heroes of time
who left a mark
maybe separated, removed
the one who started the snowball
rolling down the hills
behind the scene, encouraging
germs on an idea
those whom we have forgotten
unsung heroes in time


October 4, 2011
Live in Keene with Dayton Duncan
http://www.nhpr.org/live-keene-dayton-duncan
The Exchange
http://www.nhpr.org/exchange
=================
Leaving a Mark

What if when we die
we get to see
to have our own cinema
sitting at God’s feet
our film, our journey
the Wonderful Life we led
what if we were able
to see the ripples we left
what if we read in the book of our life
all the lives we changed
not just those in the first person
not just face to face
what if the concentric circles
their descendants in time
all who were touched by our lives
were written there as well

What would that story be like
how thick would that book be
for someone so giving, so richly blessed,
someone who gave of themselves
to show others beauty
sharing a laugh or three
offering comfort in their pain
choosing joy instead
How many pages would there be
how many lives changed
for someone to see in paradise
sitting at God’s feet
how much laughter, joy
pouring from the heart of God
welcoming someone such as he
into the courts of eternity.


October 3, 2011
written about Aaron Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/judasforgiven
http://judasforgiven.blogspot.com/
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/choosejoy
http://amzn.com/w/286JOQLNRZ2M0
He identified his religion as Christianity, but then added
"Judge Christianity by Christ... not by Christians."
see article by his mother, Jan Coffman Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/janray
of September 30, 2011
Crossroads
http://jan-auntiejan.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossroads.html?spref=fb
and see article by his wife, Kristin Foss Jamison
http://www.facebook.com/blessedsongbird
of October 1, 2011
http://kristinjamison.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-makeover-god-edition.html?spref=fb
and my conversation October 2, 2011
with Kristin’s mom, Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1656220806

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Walking through Calvary

Journeying to the cross
but walking through Calvary
on the way of the Shepherd
from death to life

Walking through Calvary
on the way to the empty tomb
only in pausing remembering
of the sacrifice, the gift

What it means that he came
that he lived, died for us
that the lamb climbed the cross
and paid the ultimate cost

Only in the passage
from death into life
dying with our Savior
to have a chance to live

October 6, 2011
on seeing the title of the older poem,
“Journeying to the Cross”,
before posting it to
www.faithwriters.com
-----------------
Journeying to the Cross

Not racing, running
not running away either
journeying to the cross
all these days of Lent

Moving from his ministry
healing the sick, the hurting
setting the captives free
from their pain, their bondage

Seeing his visage change
his decision to turn
his face to Jerusalem
training the disciples,
that they would come along

Focused on the center
the place of power in his land
the city of David corrupted
false piety, righteous demands

Going into the city
overturning their tables
the money-changer
chased from God’s house

The last meal,
new words of covenant
giving his body, his blood
that we would live again

Trials and suffering
shame heaped on the lamb
our sin taken up his head
carried to Calvary

Choosing the way of the cross
climbing the timbers bare
dying that we may live
crying out to God

March 9, 2010
Season of Lent

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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20 American Poems Every Student Should Know

Received via email today

Hi Ray,

My name is Emma and I’m a writer for Accreditedonlinecolleges.com .I’ve been following your blog lately, and because we write on similar topics, I thought you’d be interested in a recent article we published, “20 American Poems Every Student Should Know”. If you think your readers would be interested, feel free to share it with them.

(http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/20-american-poems-every-student-should-know/)

Let us know what the response is.


With regards,
Emma Taylor


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Into Christ’s Likeness

Change us Lord
we submit to you
give us new life
make us brand new
Mold us, shape us
your touch, your love
make us into Christ’s likeness
make us his disciples
sheep of his flock
make new, holy
changes by your grace
a people, a nation
a congregation reborn
bearing fruit for the kingdom
that all would be restored

October 4, 2011
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer (GBOD 2011)
http://www.gbod.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=nhLRJ2PMKsG&b=5511965&ct=7918849
A Prayer for World Communion Sunday
by Safiyah Fosua
Prayers of Dedication (GBOD 2005)
and sermon, “I Give You My Heart”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Second of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
First of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777

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 13,530+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live

We Long to Hear Your Voice

We long to hear your voice
in mission, in calling
leading us to worship
in our giving, our walking
out into your Kingdom
the world around us
hoping to share
your message, your love
the gifts you have given
our cups overflowing
wanting to give
to share of your love
going, calling
yearning to follow
to follow our Master
where he will lead
to enter, to join
to yoke with the Savior
to be his presence
now, in this world
open to you
to your Spirit calling
show me where to serve
I give you my life

October 4, 2011
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer (GBOD 2011)
http://www.gbod.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=nhLRJ2PMKsG&b=5511965&ct=7918849
A Prayer for World Communion Sunday
by Safiyah Fosua
Prayers of Dedication (GBOD 2005)
and sermon, “I Give You My Heart”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Second of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777
&
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
First of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777

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 13,520+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live