Sunday, September 29, 2013

Not built like a wall – v6


Growing like a garden
our faith, community
the word germinating
shoots coming in God’s time
rising from good soil
seeds blowing
scattered on the wind
finding new soil
beating hearts

Not built like a wall
stone upon stone
growing like the vine
of our living God
the church growing
spreading, merging
adopting others
cutting, tended,
grafted into the vine


Edited September 29, 2013
Not built like a wall – v6
(editing version 3)
Edited September 28, 2013
Not built like a wall – v5
(editing original again)
Edited September 26, 2013
Not built like a wall – v4
Edited September 25, 2013
Not built like a wall – v3
 (editing original again)
Edited August 28, 2013
Not built like a wall – v2
June 29, 2011
Not built like a wall
Reverend Janet Wolf
Sermon, Hymn, Poem - June 23, 2011
Reverend Amy Delong
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
&
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
&
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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