Team Sport – v2

Christianity is a team sport,

so the pastor said that morning from the pulpit.

Sometimes it can feel lonely, different from that

in the congregation. With gifts of poetry,

gifts of prophesy, it can anyway

outside what others see as a calling.

He spoke of the life of the Christian,

of quiet time for prayer, alone in our closet,

time for bible study, for immersing in the Word

the lessons of the living God

for each believer’s heart.

But there is the need for together time,

for time in the Spirit with fellow believers,

in group study, in conversation, in service.

In communion, in the sanctuary, the soup kitchen,

the prison, the office, the marketplace of ideas

we grow stronger as a body, one people.

We grow best, in the company of Christians,

learning together the humble service we are called to

to follow the example of the Creator,

the Savior, the Son and the Father

giving ourselves over in purpose, in service.

====

edited August 3, 2014

Team Sport – v2

July 19, 2007 21:49

Team Sport

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/team-sport.html

Started March 4, 2007

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon “A Race Everyone Can Win”

by Rev. Peter Hey

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

Concord, NH

3/4/07

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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 34,910+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.