Who have we
become, as a people, as a nation;
where is
the common dream, reality
do we see
ourselves as one people
or do we
only see the neighbors that are like us
within
gated communities, walls between us,
seeing
everyone else as others
not worthy
of respect, of life, of basic freedoms,
do we only look
at skin color, at language
at green
cards, profiling, do we fear our neighbors
those not
like us, seeking only to divide,
to fragment
America, already split apart
by gender,
by races, into fragments, shards,
shattered in
a million pieces, each individual,
nothing of
the oneness, the fabric, the melting pot,
the myth,
the dream of America, that once was,
right not
in our power but in what we believe.
For America
to rise again, first we must admit we have fallen,
if we are to
be more than a superpower, a police man,
our
military might, our ability to change the world;
We must
Love our neighbor, all are God’s children
the first
commandment to love God with all that we are
but the second
command to love our neighbors as ourselves
We don’t
see this, we have been sold a false story, a charade,
we are
chasing the brass ring, bigger barns, empty of a soul,
holding
more of our stuff, running out on Black Friday
after
giving thanks on Thanksgiving, WHAT MADNESS,
We have
lost our way, nothing truly that joins us other than fear
only
divisions, factions, an unrighteous division, them versus us
We have
found ways to divide our neighbors, Fox and MSNBC,
Republican
and Democrats, left and right, as if one was correct
and the
other evil intent, endless echo chambers, shouting
speaking
only to others just like ourselves, conspiracy theories.
To love our
neighbors, as we love ourselves, this was God’s plan,
God’s
command for man, something balanced, equal,
but there is
the catch – EVERYONE is our neighbor.
How we
should treat our fellow man, our sisters, our brothers, strangers,
for none of
us are worthy, We are no better than any other, though we seek
to divide,
to separate, by judging our neighbor, that we are better,
that they
are just blood-suckers, seeking to steal, to rise
higher than
their ability, that others would seek assistance
as if it was
a mark of laziness alone. How can we divide, judging,
separating
people, all of us neighbors under the skin, in our flesh.
We all are
fallen, we are all naked before God, we all have the same stain
all of us
sin, turn away; We all deserved death; but
Christ climbed our cross.
We must
Love our neighbor as God commands us, ignoring the differences
skin-deep, finding
common ground, as a nation, as a people,
or we will
be doomed to destruction, as all empires have,
proving our
dream was a lie, America, unless we are willing to change.
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edited November
28, 2014
shattered in a
million pieces – v2
edited
November 28, 2014
shattered into
a million pieces
edited/ new
November 28, 2014
shattered in a
million pieces
(this is my
34,000th poem)
edited/ new
November 28, 2014
For America to
Rise
edited
November 28, 2014
We must Love
our neighbors
edited
November 28, 2014
Love your
neighbors
edited/merged
November 28, 2014
Love God and
your neighbor
November
28, 2014
Love
God
November 28,
2014
Love your
neighbor – 2
Matthew
22:37
-
Deuteronomy 6:5
Matthew
22:39
-
Leviticus 19:18
Matthew
22:36-40
devotion
“Two Simple Principles”
devotion
by Jep Robertson
for
November 20, 2014
read
November 28, 2014
Duck
Commander Daily Devotional
compiled by Alan Robertson
&
edited November 28, 2014
lost in our delusions – v6
(editing original again)
Black Friday 2014
edited October 16, 2014
lost in our delusions – v5
edited January 4, 2014
lost in our delusions – v4
(editing version 2)
Edited October 25, 2013
lost in our delusions – v3
Edited October 19, 2013
lost in our delusions – v2
Edited October 12, 2013
lost in our delusions
&
&
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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