Friday, November 28, 2014

shattered in a million pieces – v2

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
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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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
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watched after reading the post by my college friend Jim Thibeau
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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)
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!
by Raymond A. Foss
Suncook, NH
July 1, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide

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