Years in the Whale

Maybe Jonah got off easy
only three days in the whale,
for failing to follow God’s call,
going the other way.
Many, perhaps most,
lost, living as prodigals
years in the whale
the belly of the beast.
Lost, wandering,
away from our Father, God
needing a way back to him
to return home again.
This is our call, our duty
when we someone astray
stepping in at those moments,
showing another way.


January 31, 2012
Worship Theme – “The time has come”
Mark 1:14-20 (NRSV)
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (NRSV)
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Call to Worship (Psalm 62:5-7)(NRSV)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD (Psalm 62:5-12))
Psalm 100:2, Psalm 118:24 (Hymn, “He Has Made Me Glad”)
Exodus 3:5 (Hymn, “Holy Ground”
Hymn, “Onward, Christian Soldiers”
Isaiah 55:12 (Hymn, “The Trees of the Field”)
and sermon, “What time is it”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
Third Sunday after Epiphany
January 22, 2012

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