the woods different
the forests quiet
the chainsaws silent
no men in the forests
mechanized cleaning
so many fewer workers
narrow trunks cleared
that would have been
left for others
the mills shuttered
the presses not running
the workers laid off
the buildings empty
the suppliers unemployed
the forests quiet
the pulp not running
in Millinocket
unemployment rampant
the mills empty
the forests quiet
not giving their harvest
no trade to offer
the young departing
for greener pastures
August
15, 2013
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.
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.”
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.”
and
sermon “There Is Hope In Community”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
&
Habakkuk
3:17-19 (rewritten by me, one version)
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.
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
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 5, 2013
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