What tears there
must be in heaven
the anguish of our
Father
because we do not
love our neighbor
hurting our
brothers, our sisters
only seeing differences
that let us
separate, find distinctions
pushing each other
apart
failing to listen,
to heed our Master’s calling
his command to
each of us
to love our
neighbor
not in some way
conditional
but as we love
ourselves
that all of us are
equal
hoping that we
would be one people
the sheep of one
flock
all of us together
all of us children
of God
What tears there
must be in heaven
the anguish of our
Father
because we do not
love our neighbors
hurting our
brothers, our sisters
puffing ourselves
up
as if we are on
our own righteous
pushing them away
that they do not
belong
that we somehow
are worthy of grace
and they should be
cast out
that we would
judge one another
forgetting our own
sin
that we are not
following his teaching
to love one
another
as he himself
loved us
dying in our place
that we may come
before our king
Edited August 21, 2013
“Tears in Heaven – v3”
Edited August 16, 2013
“Tears in Heaven – v2”
July 31, 2010
“Tears in Heaven”
When Christians Get it Wrong trailer
AbingtonBooks
by Adam Hamilton
&
my comment posted to this post:
“This is a very powerful message and one that needs
repeating. We as Christian deny Christ when we do not live out the Great
Commission by creating barriers, stumbling blocks to Christ. We must be sowing
joy, not judgment, love not division, hope not condemnation, agape love not the
values of the world. Only in this are we fulfilling our call, using our gifts
for God's glory.”
&
Matthew 5-7
Sermon on the Mount
&
Matthew 25:31-46
the Judgment
&
Luke 12:13-21
Colossians 3:1-4
Psalm 107:1-3 (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Eternal God, we have come this day to be with you,
to talk with you, to listen to you, to hear your voice,
to rest in your embrace. Help us to put aside the worries
we have, even if only for this time with you, so that
we may be wholly yours. In Jesus name. Amen”
Worship Theme: “Sharing our blessings”
and sermon, “It’s Nice to Share. . . ”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 1, 2010
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
&
Matthew 13:1-11; 24-30
“Waste and Grace”,
by Rev. Frank Gulinello, Jr.
“ Jesus’ parable of the Sower focuses on the scattering
of the seed.
No matter what kind of ground it falls upon, whether
hardpan or
deep rich soil, God will have a harvest yielding a
hundred fold.
So, scattering the seed aimlessly is not wasteful in
God’s economy.”
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH
August 1, 2010
&
Isaiah 43:18-21
Genesis 1:1-2:4
(read responsively by the congregation,
speaking the words of God)
John 13:34-35 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Church is a verb, not a noun.”
and sermon, “Changing the Dictionary, Changing
Lives”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 11, 2010
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
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