Do we resemble the leaves
shining in witness
singing to our creator
our praises bursting
shouting from the treetops
Do we recognize
times of each season
that our days are numbered
yet known only to God
Our time is precious
here on this journey
called by our master
to serve out in the world
Needing to learn
lessons of nature
the precision of the creator
setting all according to his
plan
Here for our time
to teach us the lessons
drawing us to him
that we may serve
Joining all creation
shining brightly
witnesses to grace
in our time on the earth
Sharing with the leaves
brightness of autumn
the seasons of our lives
before we leave this earth
The beauty of our sharing
God’s love descended
of following God’s
commandments
judgment at the end
when we look into God’s face
Edited December 26, 2013
“Before Our Dying – v3”
(editing original again)
August 8, 2013
“Before Our Dying – v2”
October 15, 2010
“Before Our Dying”
Facebook status of
the Reverend Doctor David Abbott
“I am in awe of how in the final days of their existence,
the bright colors of leaves create a glow amongst
the gray of the morning. hmmmm, something to think about.”
&
Annual Church Conference
Exodus 4:1-17
Exodus 4:2
“What do you have in your hand?”
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
October 13, 2010
&
Exodus 4:1-17
Romans 12:1-8
John 13:12-17
Welcoming Service
for the Reverend Dr. David J. Abbott
as District Superintendent of the New England District
of the New England Conference
of the United Methodist Church
&
his sermon, “What Is That In Your Hand”
&
Bishop’s Day in New Hampshire
with Bishop Peter Weaver
First United Methodist Church of Laconia/Gilford
September 11, 2010
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