Tuesday, August 27, 2013

When I refused to heed your words – v3


Even then, in the midst of my sin,
away from the congregation, the body
ostracized, set apart
judged by my neighbors
God there with me still
calling, with authority

His Spirit calling, “don’t!
Be faithful; turn from your sin
There when I refuse to heed your words
like the Prodigal, willful
going my own way, selfish

Mindful, aware that I was wrong
yet choosing to disobey
freedom run amuck
no boundaries, bad choices
lost in excess, my sin

Disobeying my Savior
the voice of the Spirit
God who descended
who died on the cross
I was driving another nail
like the others, spitting in his face


Edited August 27, 2013
When I refused to heed your words – v3
January 28, 2012
When I refused to heed your words
Mark 1:21-22 (The Message)
Mark 1:21-28
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan              
scripture and meditation for January 28, 2012
read January 28, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan              
scripture and meditation for January 27, 2012
read January 27, 2012
&
1 Corinthians 8:1-6
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012,
“Words of Authority”
by Nell Noonan              
scripture and meditation for January 26, 2012
read January 26, 2012
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission

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