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Thursday, August 07, 2014

wilderness distance

the separation
the wilderness
not in the world
but in our mind
the space, the desert
wilderness distance
between us and God
not feeling His touch
the distance dry
a desert place
in the story, the path
the course of our days,
of our lives.

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August 7, 2014
wilderness distance

Devozine for July 28, 2014 to August 3, 2014
“+wilderness”
&
poem, “August”
by Richard Lawton
Hosea 2:14b (NIV)
“God Answers” (poem)
devotion by Katy Steele
“Fear Not”
devotion by Lizzie Cornell
for August 1, 2014
read August 1, 2014 and August 6, 2014
&
James 4:14 (NRSV)
“Tomorrow”
devotion by Melinda Perry
&
“Reflect”
by Elizabeth Mann
for July 30, 2014
read July 30, 2014
&
Deuteronomy 32:10 (CEB)
Genesis 21:8-21
Exodus 13:17-22
Matthew 4:1-11
“In the Wilderness”
devotion by Erin Burke
&
Pray Psalm 136:3a, 15 (NRSV)
&
Listen to Hillsong’s “Desert Song”
(not precisely the same lyrics as the live performance above)
for July 29, 2014
read July 29, 2014
&
Patten Methodist Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME

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