a clip from a television
channel
the words of fiction jarring
his words were laced with
expletives
but the invective spot on
the state of our nation as
it is
so many hurting under our
delusion
the dream remaining
but America is broken
lost, wallowing,
in greed and self-loathing
not following our own truth
there is not freedom for all
lost in the muck
the mire of our fiction
that we are the greatest,
exceptional as a nation
that we alone are the
shining city on the hill
we have fallen prey
to our own good fortune
believing the lies
of our own creation
that we alone are the hope
for now, for all mankind
I love her but she is broken
I cry for my children
living in a world where we
are
lagging behind other nations
in measures that mean more
than the number of firearms
on hand
not caring for each other
dividing our neighbors
haves and have nots
sharing nothing in common
believing the allure of the
brass ring
the lie of the American
Dream
We may once have been
the light shining upon the
hill
but we are living in the
shadow
of what might have been
needing a rebirth, a
reawakening
to what we might yet be
edited October 24, 2014
I love her but she is
broken – v4
(editing version 2)
Edited October 22, 2013
posted October 24, 2013
I love her but she is
broken – v3
(editing version 2)
Edited October 12, 2013
I love her but she is
broken – v2
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edited October 22, 2014
we pray for our nation – v8
(editing version 2)
Edited October 22, 2013
we pray for our nation – v7
(editing version 4)
edited October 19, 2013
we pray for our nation – v6
(editing version 4)
edited October 12, 2013
we pray for our nation – v5
Edited October 12, 2013
longer clip from “The
Newsroom”
&
edited October
22, 2014
I cry for the
children – v5
edited October
16, 2014
I cry for the
children – v4
Edited October
22, 2013
I cry for the
children – v3
Edited October
12, 2013
I cry for the
children – v2
Edited October
12, 2013
I love her but
she is broken – v2
October 12,
2013
We pray for
our nation – v5
&
Edited October
12, 2013
not in a
nation state
Edited October
12, 2013
the goodness
and mercy of God
Edited October
12, 2013
lost in our
delusions
&
&
Edited October
12, 2013
What should we
tell them
Edited October
12, 2013
I cry for the
children
Edited October
12, 2013
I love her but
she is broken
October 12,
2013
America is
Broken
“Why America
is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore” video
&
watched after
reading the post by my college friend Jim Thibeau
&
&
Edited October
10, 2013
we pray for
our nation – v4
edited July 4,
2012
we pray for
our nation – v3
July 2, 2012
we pray for
our nation – v2
extract of
Prayers of the People
second of a
worship series on:
“Cruising the
Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Theme - Where do we put Jesus in our lives?
Mark 5:21-43 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 130 (Common English Bible)
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (NIV)
Mark 5:21-43 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 130 (Common English Bible)
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 (NIV)
Call to
Worship(Abington Worship 2012)(Psalm 130, Mark 5)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of
Dedication (Mark 5:21-43) (2 Corinthians 8, Mark 5)
(adapted from
GBOD 2012 and Abington Worship 2012)
Communion, UMH
page 9
Sermon - What Jesus Means to Me!
Sermon - What Jesus Means to Me!
by Raymond A.
Foss
Suncook, NH
July 1, 2012
Fifth Sunday
of Kingdomtide
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