Wednesday, August 14, 2013

A secret thing – v4


a secret thing placed
something of God
planted within us
like wind chimes singing
together alive

something undefinable
invisible, in private
in our innermost being
igniting another
a secret thing placed there
by the potter, creator

a spark, a kernel
a bit of our God
placed within us
to quicken, enliven
to be shared with others

their spark afire
our fire growing
strengthened for the journey
the struggles, the sorrows
the sparks aglow
within each heart


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edited January 16, 2016
a crystal of God – v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 6, 2016
a crystal of God – v2
edited February 11, 2014
A Secret thing – v8
(editing version 6)
edited January 4, 2014
“A secret thing – v7”
(editing original again)
Edited November 30, 2013
A secret thing – v6
(editing version 3)
Edited August 14, 2013
“A secret thing – v5”
Edited August 14, 2013
“a particle of wonder – v2”
Edited August 14, 2013
“A secret thing – v4”
new poem August 14, 2013
“a particle of wonder”
Edited August 14, 2013
“The Artisan – v3”
Edited August 13, 2013
“a crystal of God”
Edited August 13, 2013
“A secret thing – v3”
August 12, 2013
“A secret thing – v2”
“A secret thing”
“The Artisan”
Service in the Park – 8/11/2013
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A17-19&version=NIV
17 
Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.”
&
Habakkuk 3:17-19 (rewritten by me)
17 Though the mills may be shuttered
and the forests are empty,
though the fields do not provide
their bounty, their harvest,
though the young are departing
for greener pastures,
18 yet I rejoice in my God
I will be joyful in Christ my Savior.
19 The Creator of the universe is my rock
I am like the deer, its hooves
steady on the Mountain.
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
&
Jeremiah’s Corner
Jeremiah 29:11
led by Ellen Alward Dickinson
presentation:
“The Power of Making Good Choices”
by Lois Flewelling
from Empowering Life Ministries
&
opening prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 5, 2013


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