Outside my closed window
the cold winds howling
a palpable reminding
of the changes now
So much of this emotion
passions overwhelming
power of each voice
rising to be free
The call of our Savior
to follow His teaching
to heed the simple message
how we are to be redeemed
The Law here to protect us
yet Grace more important
to love one another
and to be humble before God
The Light we carry
called to be His witness
power to heal
in His holy name
We must stand
stand with these people
all who are repressed
who yearn to breathe free
Yet we are with the tyrants
the shackles of the despots
chains of our sin
weighing us down
True freedom coming
through the grace of our Savior
in following the Lamb
who went to the cross
Shining his light
high up on the lampstand
offering hope
to the children of man
Though we are clay
salt of the earth
our voices sharing
the path to our birth
All of us able
worthy to see heaven
if we turn our lives
if we give ourselves to God
Submitting our wills
being His voice
His hands and His feet
to set free the world
edited March 19, 2014
The Winds Howling – v2
February 15, 2011
The Winds Howling
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”
February 14, 2011
&
Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim
“This
is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”
February 13, 2011
&
on the transformations of the last 4 weeks and
especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
and see
A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February
3, 2011)
by Safiyah Fosua
&
Matthew
5:21-37 (Common English Bible)
Law
of murder
Law
of adultery
Law
of Divorce
Law
of Oaths
Matthew
5:17 (Common English Bible)
Deuteronomy
30:15-20 (New Living Translation)
Psalm
18:1-3, 46 (God’s Word Translation) (Call to Worship)
Prayer
of Invocation
Prayer
of Dedication
Exodus
16:13-15, Psalm 34:8, John 4:10, 1 Corinthians 5:8
(Centering
Hymn: “All Who Hunger”, The Faith We Sing #2126)
Romans
14:7
(Lord,
Speak To Me”, United Methodist Hymnal #463)
Acts
2:42
(“Let
Us Break Bread Together”, United Methodist Hymnal #618)
Isaiah
55:1, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 11:28
(“You
Who Are Thirsty”, The Faith We Sing #2132)
1
John 1:7
(“Trust
and Obey”, United Methodist Hymnal #467)
Worship
Theme: “God gives life . . . sin gives death”
and
sermon, “A Life or Death Situation
(Aka
. . . A fine line between Heaven and Hell)”
by
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February
13, 2011
Sixth
Sunday after Epiphany
&
Matthew 4:18-23 (Common
English Bible)
1 Corinthians 1:10-16
(Common English Bible)
Psalm 119:1-2 (Gods Word
Translation)(Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Working
Together for the Kingdom”
Prayer of Invocation,
from Lectionary Worship
Aids, Cycle A)
and sermon, “We Can Work
It Out”,
including Lectio Divina
on Matthew 5:13-16 (Common
English Bible)
by by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
January 23, 2011
Third Sunday after Epiphany
&
Isaiah 49:1-7
John 1:29-42
Worship Theme: “Called by
God to . . .”
and sermon, “A Light to
the Nations”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
January 16, 2011
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Human Relations Sunday
&
Matthew
5:13-20 (NRSV)
(and
Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)
John
6:51 (Call to Worship)
Isaiah
58.6-12 (NRSV)
John
13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6
(“They'll
Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)
Micah
6:8
(“We
Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)
Call
to Worship (John 6:51)
Prayer
of Confession
Prayer
of Dedication
Worship
Theme: “A Meal for All People”
and
sermon, “Salty
Christians”
by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February
6, 2011
Fifth
Sunday after Epiphany
Scout
Sunday
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