Mending what is Broken – v9

God must be weeping in heaven

divisions, dissension, anger,

a schism between the people

the one people of faith

To regain the mantle

the name of the Living God

redeeming what is lost

renewing us in love

Mending what is broken

tearing down the walls

gathering our people in

none to be seen as lost

Edited December 28, 2013

Mending What is Broken – v9

(editing version 3)

Edited December 23, 2013

Mending what is Broken – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/mending-what-is-broken-v8.html

(editing original again)

after watching live stream of Frank Schaefer

http://www.foundryumc.org/rev-frank-schaefer-preach-foundry-dec-22-2013

preaching at Foundry United Methodist Church

December 22, 2013

&

Edited November 30, 2013

Mending what is Broken – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/mending-what-is-broken-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Mending what is Broken – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/mending-what-is-broken-v6.html

(editing version 4)

Edited September 13, 2013

Mending what is Broken – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/mending-what-is-broken-v4.html

 (editing original again)

Edited September 13, 2013

Mending what is Broken – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/mending-what-is-broken-v3.html

 (editing original again)

Edited August 28, 2013

Mending what is Broken – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/mending-what-is-broken-v2.html

June 13, 2011

Mending what is Broken

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/06/mending-what-is-broken.html

John 8

&

Samuel Thompson’s

http://www.facebook.com/#!/keleayon

Inclusion Essay

shared at the New England United Methodist Church

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,

June 10, 2011

&

Love on Trial,

http://www.loveontrial.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-On-Trial/190582754298364

the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166

which begins on June 20, 2011

http://www.rmnetwork.org/amy-delong/

&

in part inspired by conversations with

the Reverend John Makokha

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=556451505

Riruta UMC

http://rirutaumc.org

http://www.rmnetwork.org/

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

Great Commission

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