Poetry Where You Live

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/hearing-voice-of-god-v3.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

November 8, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,860+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Hearing the Voice of God – v4

Hearing the voice of God

raining down from heaven

resounding over the earth

sometimes in whispers

speaking directly to us

Hearing the voice of God

piercing the curtain

rent from the heavens

cutting across the sky

announcing His holiness

Christ rising from the waters

the voice of God booming

anointing Him with His love

grace pouring down

the landing of the dove

Hearing the voice of God

anointing our Savior

the power in that moment

setting the whole world into order

in commissioning His Son

Leaving the water to go

into this troubled world

to spread His message of healing

the love of our God sufficient

to bring us all to Him

Edited December 7, 2013

Hearing the Voice of God – v4

(also editing the original)

Edited September 2, 2013

Hearing the Voice of God – v3

(also editing the original)

Edited September 2, 2013

Hearing the Voice of God – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/hearing-voice-of-god-v2.html

January 6, 2011

Hearing the Voice of God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/01/hearing-voice-of-god.html

Psalm 29

and

Upper Room Disciplines for 2011

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=831781

for January 3 and 9, 2011

“Channels of Peace”

by Pat Luna

for January 6, 2011

read January 6, 2011

Matthew 3:16-17

and

Upper Room Disciplines for 2011

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=831781

for January 3 and 9, 2011

“Channels of Peace”

by Pat Luna

for January 5, 2011

read January 5, 2011

Matthew 3:13-15

and

Upper Room Disciplines for 2011

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=831781

for January 3 and 9, 2011

“Channels of Peace”

by Pat Luna

for January 4, 2011

read January 4, 2011

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

into joyful song - 2

the remains sing

the remnant of the people

breaking into song

knowing God is with us

it won’t be long

the Savior coming

to redeem the earth

the prophets foretelling

the Messiah’s birth.

December 7, 2013

First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent sermon series:

An “Advent”ure to the Stable”

Romans 5:1-5 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 52:7-12 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living Translation)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

children’s sermon

“The First Christmas Present”

by Regina Goode

communion – “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”

and sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-adventure-ofhope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=460464474059913&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/sermon-adventure-of-hope-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/407215331363414016

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

December 1, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Hope in the light

our hope in the light,

star of Bethlehem, calling,

leading us to Christ.

December 7, 2013

First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent sermon series:

An “Advent”ure to the Stable”

Romans 5:1-5 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 52:7-12 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living Translation)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

children’s sermon

“The First Christmas Present”

by Regina Goode

communion – “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”

and sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-adventure-ofhope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=460464474059913&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/sermon-adventure-of-hope-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/407215331363414016

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

December 1, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

The watchmen shout

Joy in their hearts

the return of the Messiah

coming to the earth

come to redeem us

to gather us up

The watchmen shout

he has come to save us

to lift us up.

December 7, 2013

First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent sermon series:

An “Advent”ure to the Stable”

Romans 5:1-5 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 52:7-12 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living Translation)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

children’s sermon

“The First Christmas Present”

by Regina Goode

communion – “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”

and sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-adventure-ofhope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=460464474059913&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/sermon-adventure-of-hope-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/407215331363414016

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

December 1, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Hope in the manger - haiku

Hope in the manger,

in the baby, Messiah;

Come to redeem us.

December 7, 2013

First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent sermon series:

An “Advent”ure to the Stable”

Romans 5:1-5 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 52:7-12 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living Translation)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

children’s sermon

“The First Christmas Present”

by Regina Goode

communion – “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”

and sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-adventure-ofhope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=460464474059913&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/sermon-adventure-of-hope-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/407215331363414016

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

December 1, 2013

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Hope in the stable

hope in the stable

in the manger bed

in the person of Jesus

in the star above

hope in the light

that guides our steps

hope in the manger

in the life of Jesus

hope in the Messiah

Emmanuel (God Here With Us)

hope in the gift of love

in God’s gift to us

that Christmas night

Edited December 7, 2013

Hope in the stable

December 4, 2013

Hope in the Manger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/hope-in-manger.html

First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent sermon series:

An “Advent”ure to the Stable”

Romans 5:1-5 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 52:7-12 (New Living Translation)

Isaiah 9:1-3 (New Living Translation)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

children’s sermon

“The First Christmas Present”

by Regina Goode

communion – “Your Presence Is Heaven To Me”

and sermon “An “Advent”ure of . . . Hope”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-adventure-ofhope.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=460464474059913&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/sermon-adventure-of-hope-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

meditation blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

December 1, 2013

Her Strides Stronger – v3

Watching her before us

Walking for a Cure

staying on the path

her demeanor assured

Wanting to bear witness

Sure on her way

her strides stronger

every single day

----

Edited December 7, 2013

“Her Strides Stronger – v3”

Edited August 3, 2013

“Her Strides Stronger – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/her-strides-stronger-v2.html

September 17, 2011

“Her Strides Stronger”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/her-strides-stronger.html

walking at the Concord, NH

Walk for a Cure

September 17, 2011

and thinking how much better

Shyanne’s walk was, able to walk the whole 5k

as opposed to last year, when she was newly diagnosed

with Type 1 diabetes

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137251259650555

Team Shyanne page

http://juvenation.org/all_groups/newly_diagnosed/f/3793/t/7936.aspx

----------------

A Wrinkle in the Road

The words sinking in

“Shyanne has diabetes”

something unwelcome

ringing in my ear

a change forever

of our lives, our family

controlling carbs

and facing needles

So many voices

lifting prayers for her

love pouring out

pouring over us

many voices

in distant places even

wrapping her, wrapping us

in God’s eternal love

August 19, 2010

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/08/wrinkle-in-road.html

Shyanne diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

August 13, 2010

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,840+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

truly free

from God, our Creator

ultimate freedom

we are truly free

able to commune with God

to choose another way

we are given free will

God will not force us

to love him, to follow

to come to our Father

====

new poem December 7, 2013

- truly free

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

new poem December 7, 2013

- we are given freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/we-are-given-freedom.html

new poem December 7, 2013

- God loves us enough

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/god-loves-us-enough.html

Edited, new poem December 7, 2013

- we are given free will

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/we-are-given-free-will.html

new December 7, 2013

- free to turn from God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/free-to-turn-from-god.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v3.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

pages 96 and 97

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

http://www.theshackbook.com

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/god-loves-us-enough.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,840+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,820+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

we are given freedom

we are given freedom

truly free to choose

to walk the streets of gold

to be with God or to burn

cut off for eternity

from the love of God

God loves us enough

to let each of us choose

====

new poem December 7, 2013

- we are given freedom

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

new poem December 7, 2013

- God loves us enough

Edited, new poem December 7, 2013

- we are given free will

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/we-are-given-free-will.html

new December 7, 2013

- free to turn from God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/free-to-turn-from-god.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v3.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

pages 96 and 97

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

http://www.theshackbook.com

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/we-are-given-free-will.html

meditation blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,850+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God loves us enough

God wants relationship

for us to join the union

the three, God as one,

the trinity, our freedom

to join our Creator,

the Christ, God’s Spirit

dancing in the dance of love

but only if we choose this

to reject the world

to accept God’s offer

God loves us enough

to let us choose our future

====

new poem December 7, 2013

- God loves us enough

this poem and all of the following poems are from The Shack

and are about trying to understand or comprehend

the ideas of free will, predestination,

and omniscience, an all-knowing God.

Edited, new poem December 7, 2013

- we are given free will

new December 7, 2013

- free to turn from God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/free-to-turn-from-god.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v3.html

Edited December 7, 2013

- walking the path God already knows – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows-v2.html

December 6, 2013

- the extent of freedom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-extent-of-freedom.html

- unsure before God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/unsure-before-god.html

December 3, 2013

- already saved already damned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/already-saved-already-damned.html

- walking the path God already knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/walking-path-god-already-knows.html

- charting the course God knows

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/charting-course-god-knows.html

November 28, 2013

- the choice is mine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-choice-is-mine.html

November 23, 2013

- free to stay away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-to-stay-away.html

- a choice in the matter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-choice-in-matter.html

- God knew I would come

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/god-knew-i-would-come.html

pages 96 and 97

Chapter 6

“A piece of π”

The Shack, by William P. Young

http://www.theshackbook.com

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog