Why do we bow our heads

Why do we bow our heads
why do we stare at our feet
why do we look at the ground below us
when God is in heaven above

Why don’t we stand, arms raised
why don’t we stand with eyes wide open
open for the Spirit’s coming
love raining down from heaven
washing over all of us

May 13, 2012
as we all bowed our heads during the pastoral prayer
by Pastor Ruth Foss
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A Handmaiden of the Lord
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Suncook United Methodist Church
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Suncook, NH

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