a whisper in the shadow

looking down for a moment
on Thanksgiving morning
a picture of eternity
frozen in shadow

a cut out remaining
a silhouette of frost
the old sugar maple
imprinted on the grass

only for these fleeting moments
as the morning warms the ground
November sun rising
the church lawn becoming wet

the shadow of the maple
white on the ground
the frost yet remaining
until the sun moves around

a whisper in the shadow
in the cut out of white
God’s presence with us
in the shadow of the night

God here with us
with the morning light
a joy within us
the whole world bright

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edited December 28, 2015

a whisper in the shadow – v3

(editing original)

edited February 7, 2015

a whisper in the shadow – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-whisper-in-shadow-v2.html

Edited November 23, 2012
the arms of the shadow

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-arms-of-shadow.html

Edited November 23, 2012

a whisper in the shadow

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-whisper-in-shadow.html

Edited November 23, 2012

a silhouette of frost – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-silhouette-of-frost-v3.html

Edited November 22, 2012

a silhouette of frost – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-silhouette-of-frost-v2.html

November 22, 2012

a silhouette of frost

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-silhouette-of-frost.html

&

the sugar maple’s shadow kept the frost outline

as the rest of the frost melted this morning

on the church lawn

&

remembering to whom we are thankful

this Thanksgiving season

&

Thanksgiving 2012

Pembroke – Allenstown Community Thanksgiving Service

at First Congregational Church of Pembroke

http://www.pembrokechurch.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=40672

Pembroke Street

Pembroke, NH

November 21, 2012

&

offering for Allenstown – Pembroke Interfaith Food Pantry

http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2009/11/25/There-are-many-ways-to-make-the-holiday-bright.aspx

&

Philippians 4:4-7

And homily, “Gratitude”,

by Father Crowley

&

including the pastors:

Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

&

Pastor Mike Mativity

http://www.gccnh.com/

Grace Capital Church,

Concord, NH

&

Reverend Jim Howard

First Congregational Church of Pembroke

&

Father Edmund G. Crowley

http://www.catholicnh.org/directory/index.cfm?intType=1&id=72

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Allenstown, NH

&

Reverend Richard Babcock

Sunrise Baptist Church

Allenstown, NH

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