Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Crystal Vessels


New vessels gleaming
shimmering, radiant
transformed from our clay
new vessels for God

Crystalline goblets,
empty vessels, illumined
only clay of this earth
our bodies, our lives
yet filled with God’s Spirit

Crystal vessels, our clay, empty
bowls, pitchers, for Christ
our bodies, our lives
merely gloves of his Spirit

Living with him, shining
indwelling within us
walking in his light
the provision of God

Freed from the law, our burden
shackles of sin, the stain of our past
guided by God, the Spirit
our lives, walking in Him

Going forward, vases of crystal
shining vessels of Jesus
filled with the Spirit
our lives but the gloves
to further his work



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edited September 26, 2015
Gloves of the Spirit – v6
(editing version 3)
Edited December 14, 2013
“Gloves of the Spirit – v5”
(editing version 2)
Edited August 13, 2013
“Gloves of the Spirit – v4”
Edited July 31, 2013
“Gloves of the Spirit – v3”
edited July 14, 2012
“Gloves of the Spirit – v2”
July 24, 2010
“Gloves of the Spirit
Edited August 19, 2013
“to be cellophane vessels – v4”
Edited August 17, 2013
“gauze of the Spirit – v2”
Worship Service in the Park – 8/11/2013
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)
and sermon “There Is Hope In Community”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 11, 2013
&
new poem, August 17, 2013
“gauze of the Spirit”
Edited August 16, 2013
“to be cellophane vessels – v3”
Edited August 16, 2013
“to be cellophane vessels – v2”
new poem, August 16, 2013
“to be cellophane vessels”
Edited August 13, 2013
“Gloves of the Spirit – v4”
Edited July 31, 2013
“Gloves of the Spirit – v3”
edited July 24, 2012
changed to “Crystal Vessels”
edited July 14, 2012
changed to “Crystal Vases”
edited July 14, 2012
“Bags of Crystal”
edited July 14, 2012
“Cellophane Bags”
edited July 14, 2012
“Gloves of the Spirit – v2”
July 24, 2010
“Gloves of the Spirit
Colossians 2:6-19 (The Message)
Luke 11:9-11 (NLT)
Psalm 100:1-3 (NLT) (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing”
and sermon, “Buyer Beware”

by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 25, 2010
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
&
and quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a glove here in my hand.  The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things.  True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts.  We are gloves.  It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job.  We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.”
&
edited May 23, 2014
from the Spirit – v2
May 23, 2014
from the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-25
“Not by My Power”
devotion by Kay Robertson
for May 23, 2014
read May 23, 2014
Duck Commander Daily Devotional
compiled by Alan Robertson
&
Edited September 1, 2012
“Merely Gloves – v2”
May 21, 2010
Let me but skin – edited
as read at the House of Purpose Coffee House
May 21, 2010
Hillsboro, NH
&
February 14, 2009
Let me be but skin
written after posting the Merely Gloves to Faithwriters site
February 21, 2009
Nothing By Myself
on posting Merely Gloves and getting feedback
May 10, 2008
Merely Gloves
Acts 2:1-21
Pentecost
and quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a glove here in my hand.  The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things.  True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts.  We are gloves.  It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job.  We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.”

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