held by the cell walls
the cellophane of our
skin
merely bags of water
a wonder how we live
water beings, truly,
held within our bodies
beings of light
found within the water
nothing of what we
perceive
unlimited, eternal
made in the image of God
not bound by bags of
flesh
====
January 18, 2013
new poem, “Water Beings”
based on Quote entitled, “Water”,
by Jean Dorst, 1990
see quote embedded within the editorial review of
the book:
within the book, “Pond Lake River Sea”,
by Maryjo Koch
read during a break
while substitute teaching
Three Rivers School
Pembroke, NH
January 18, 2013
&
Edited August 17, 2012
edited poem, “light bodies interwoven – v4”
Edited August 15, 2012
edited poem, “light bodies interwoven – v3”
Edited August 14, 2012
edited poem “light bodies interwoven – v2”
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “not easily broken”
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “light bodies interwoven”
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “threads of light – 2”
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem, “a body of light”
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem in response, “the bond stronger”
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “filaments of light”
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “fibers of light”
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “glowing threads”
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “threads of light”
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “threads forged together”
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “threads of the cord”
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem – “from filaments of spun glass”
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is woven – v3”
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is woven – v2”
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “A cord is woven”
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “A bond is forged”
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is forged – v2”
August 7, 2012
“A cord is forged”
&
Seventh of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme – Fellowship
John 15:12-17 (Common English Bible)
Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (Common English Bible)
1 John 4:7-11 (Common English Bible)
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
(John 6:35)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Pastoral Prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Reception of New Members
(Acts 2:42, 46-47; Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11)
Prayer of Dedication (John 6:24-35)
Hymn – “You Who Are Thirsty” (TFWS #2132)
(Isaiah 55:1, Matthew 5:6, 11-28)
Hymn – “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our
Love” (TFWS #2233)
(John 13:34-35; Ephesians 4:4-6)
Communion
Message for children
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon – “All You Need Is Love. . . ”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
A Handmaiden of the
Lord
Suncook United
Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 5, 2012
Tenth Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
Sixth of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme – Worship
Luke 4:5-8 (The Message Bible)
2 Samuel 6:12-19 (The Message Bible)
Hebrews 12:28-29 (The Message Bible)
Call to Worship (Worship Sourcebook 2004 – Psalm
150:1-2, 6 TP)
Unison Prayer (Worship Sourcebook 2004)
Pastoral Prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, 2 see John 6:1-15)
Anthem, “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho”, by
Pastor Ruth Foss
Message for children
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon – “Worship. . . it does a body good”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the
Lord
Suncook United
Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 29, 2012
Nineth Sunday of Kingdomtide
(I was the liturgist this week)
&
Fifth of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme – Is There Room for God?
Mark 6:53-56 (New Living Translation Bible)
2 Samuel 7:1-14a (New Living Translation Bible)
Ephesians 2:19-22 (New Living Translation Bible)
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Pastoral Prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, 2 Samuel 7:1-14a)
Anthem, “Ave Maria”, by Diane Mitchell
Message for children
by Pastor Ruth
and sermon – “Where Does God Want to Live?”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United
Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 22, 2012
Eighth Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
Fourth of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme – Do We Worship Only On Sunday?
Mark 6:14-29 (The Message Bible)
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
Unison Prayer
Pastoral Prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012, Ephesians 1:3-14)
Message for children,
about King David dancing for joy
by Pastor Ruth
and sermon – “Doing It Your Way, Every Day”
by Mary Ann Cioffi
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 15, 2012
Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
Third of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme - Can we see the big picture?
Mark 6:1-13 (The Living Bible)
Psalm 48 (NRSV)
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 (The Living Bible)
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2009)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication (Mark 6:1-13)
Message for children, only the walking stick (Mark 6:1-13)
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon - “Big Picture Followers”
by Kathy Akerman
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 8, 2012
Sixth Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
second of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme - Where do we put Jesus in our lives?
Mark 5:21-43 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 130 (Common English Bible)
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (NIV)
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)(Psalm
130, Mark 5)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of the People
Prayer of Dedication (Mark 5:21-43) (2
Corinthians 8, Mark 5)
(adapted from GBOD 2012 and Abington Worship
2012)
Communion, UMH, page 9
Message for children, “There is Power in a Touch”
(Mark 5:27-29)
Sermon - What Jesus Means to Me!
by Raymond A. Foss
Poetry Where You Live
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 1, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide
&
first of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Mark 4:35-41 (Common English Bible)
Jesus stops a storm
Psalm 9:9-11 (NRSV Bible)
Psalm 9:9-20 (NRSV Bible)
2 Corinthians 6:1-10 (NRSV Bible)
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
Worship Theme: “What’s in a name?”
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Hymn: “It Is Well With My Soul”, UMH #377
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012 (2 Corinthians 6:
1-13))
Message for Children, “A story about some rocks”
David and Goliath
and sermon, ““Who Is Jesus?”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the
Lord
Suncook United
Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 24, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Kingdomtide
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