Thursday, November 07, 2013

Choosing the Gauntlet – v3

Enemies gathering in the city
stiff-necked people of God
unable to see, blind to
the living Christ
who stood in the land,
offering hope to all

Choosing the gauntlet, the trials,
going as the firepot, the torches,
between the branches waving
the sacrifice coming
fulfilling the prophecy
the Covenant of God

More than a prophet
the shoot of Jesse,
the Son of God
the living Messiah
going to the Temple
to live out God’s plan

The Lamb, the offering
choosing the road to Jerusalem
setting his face on his future
knowing the path he was walking
journeying, by his choice
to the cross, to the skies


Edited November 6, 2013
Choosing the Gauntlet – v3
Edited October 21, 2013
Choosing the Gauntlet – v2
February 28, 2010
Choosing the Gauntlet
Luke 13:31-35
Psalm 118:26
Psalm 118:27
Psalm 118:22-29
Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Genesis 15:7-12, 17-18
Genesis 15:1-6
&
Alive Now Daily Reflections
for February 22, 2010 to February 28, 2010
by Nancy Fergusons (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for 2/28/2010
read 2/28/2010
&
Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for February 22, 2010 to February 28, 2010,
“Be Careful What You Hope For”,
by Brent Waters
for 2/23/2010, read 2/27/2010
&
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 52:7 (Call to Worship)
and sermon, “A Last Meal”
by by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
the first in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
February 28, 2010

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