I love her but she is broken – v3

the words of fiction jarring

his words were laced with expletives

but the invective spot on

the state of our nation as it is

the dream remaining

but America is broken

lost, wallowing, misguided,

in greed and self-loathing

lost in the muck

the mire of our fiction

that we are the greatest,

truly exceptional as a nation

we have fallen prey

to our own good fortune

believing the lies, the fiction,

of our own creation

I love her but she is broken

I cry for my children, the others,

living in a world where we are

lagging behind the nations

not caring for each other

dividing our neighbors

haves and have-nots

sharing nothing in common

We may once have been

the light upon the hill;

but we are living in the shadow

of what might have been

Edited October 22, 2013

I love her but she is broken – v3

Edited October 12, 2013

I love her but she is broken – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-love-her-but-she-is-broken-v2.html

October 12, 2013

We pray for our nation – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/we-pray-for-our-nation-v5.html

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Edited October 12, 2013

not in a nation state

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/not-in-nation-state.html

Edited October 12, 2013

the goodness and mercy of God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-goodness-and-mercy.html

Edited October 12, 2013

lost in our delusions

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/lost-in-our-delusions.html

&

http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/

&

Edited October 12, 2013

What should we tell them

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-should-we-tell-them.html

Edited October 12, 2013

I cry for the children

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-cry-for-children.html

Edited October 12, 2013

I love her but she is broken

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-love-her-but-she-is-broken.html

October 12, 2013

America is Broken

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/america-is-broken.html

“Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore” video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqcLUqYqrs

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watched after reading the post by my college friend Jim Thibeau

https://www.facebook.com/jim.thibeau/posts/10202102681666789

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/12/american-decline/

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http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-america-is-not-greatest-country-in.html

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Edited October 10, 2013

we pray for our nation – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/we-pray-for-our-nation-v4.html

edited July 4, 2012

we pray for our nation – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/we-pray-for-our-nation-v3.html

July 2, 2012

we pray for our nation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/we-pray-for-our-nation-v2.html

extract of Prayers of the People

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6437456#editor/target=post;postID=5705129811262611669

second of a worship series on:

“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

Theme - Where do we put Jesus in our lives?
Mark 5:21-43 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 130 (Common English Bible)
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (NIV)

Call to Worship(Abington Worship 2012)(Psalm 130, Mark 5)

Unison Prayer

Prayer of Dedication (Mark 5:21-43) (2 Corinthians 8, Mark 5)

(adapted from GBOD 2012 and Abington Worship 2012)

Communion, UMH page 9
Sermon - What Jesus Means to Me!

by Raymond A. Foss

Suncook, NH

July 1, 2012

Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide

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