The words of
Christ
His challenge to
cast the first stone
but only He was
worthy
the One without
sin
not standing in
judgment
her blood on my
hands
Looking down at
my hands
unable to look
in His face
dropping my
stone to the ground
shame for my act
not standing in
judgment
her blood on my
hands
My unworthiness
to judge
to stand in his
shoes
to pretend I was
God
not made of
earth, of clay
not standing in
judgment
her blood on my
hands
Walking away
aware of my sin
wanting no part
of this
wanting her to
live
not standing in
judgment
her blood on my
hands
edited March 2, 2014
Looking down at my hands –
v6
(editing original again)
Edited September 25, 2013
Looking down at my hands –
v5
Edited September 19, 2013
Looking down at my hands –
v4
Edited September 18, 2013
Looking
down at my hands – v3
(editing
original again)
Edited September 13, 2013
Looking
down at my hands – v2
June 13, 2011
Looking
down at my hands
&
Edited September 7, 2013
“Making the secular Holy –
v2”
new poem September 7, 2013
“Making the secular Holy”
----
This poem is about my wife
and me when we got married
in a civil service on
December 17, 2004 in Concord, NH in White Park
and then before our church
family at
Wesley United Methodist
Church in Concord, NH
on April 23, 2005.
----
We celebrate 2
anniversaries because they both mean a great
deal to us, in very
different ways.
I grieve for those who are
able to marry civilly in so many
states now, such as NH,
but are unable to marry in their
United Methodists churches
and for the clergy who are put on trial
for choosing to go against
the Discipline to marry them.
&
trials of Rev. Frank
Schaefer
and Rev. Thomas Ogletree
and Rev. Steve Heiss
&
Edited September 7, 2013
For Offering Love – v2
June 22, 2011
For Offering Love
&
Matthew
10:40-42
2
Kings 4:8-11, 14-16
Psalm
13
Worship
Theme: “All Are Welcome”
and
sermon: “Ambassadors for God”
by
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook
United Methodist Church
June
26, 2011
Second
Sunday in Pentecost
&
note of Cynthia Good
on Keith Olbermann Special
Comment
and
Passage of gay marriage bill in
New York last night
&
posting on my Facebook page
“my 'heart' sinks with your
continued association with the United Methodist church. God's Word clearly says
that the Lord’s command is no females are allowed to be leaders. 1 Cor.
14:33-38; 1 Tim 2:12-3:12. Violating God's Word is not a recommended path to
follow.”
&
verdict and judgment in Love on
Trial,
the case against the Reverend
Amy DeLong,
&
John
8:1-11
&
June 23, 2011
Able to Breath – unedited
&
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
&
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
All
of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights
reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 28,180+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
No comments:
Post a Comment