A crushing
weight
the truth of my
failing
washing over me
as a wave
my cheeks
flushing
an ache deep
inside
when I sin, when
I rebel,
when I reject
the word of God
turning from his
path
the course for
my life
spitting on my
Savior’s face
as if driving in
the nails
mired in my clay
turning from his
grace
stuck in the mud
wandering, I am lost
when I follow my
own path
my back to the
Lord
lost in this
world
when I sin,
selfish
I am lost in my
clay
Edited October 12, 2013
When I sin – v6
Edited October 6, 2013
When I sin – v5
Edited September 29, 2013
When I sin – v4
(editing original)
Edited September 19, 2013
When I sin – v3
January 28, 2012
When I sin
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
Other Sheep Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
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
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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