At the moment more of a lie
an aspiration tethered
held by laws, by
rules of our making
what we may wish for
but not reality yet
The words of hope
of our desire
what we believe
our hope as a people
living by our creed
our calling of God
Open hearts, open minds,
open doors to one another
come, join us
ALL ARE WELCOME;
come, enter in
we are glad you joined us
The words on our sign
before the entrance
our hope, our aspiration
a sign for the others
calling to our brothers, our
sisters,
our neighbors in this place
A desire for union
for full inclusion
even if we may fall short
knowing we need them
all God’s children
all the people on earth
====
edited December 1, 2014
All ARE WELCOME here – v8
(editing version 2)
edited January
11, 2014
ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v7
(editing original
again)
Edited September
15, 2013
“ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v6”
Edited September
13, 2013
ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v5
Edited September
8, 2013
ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v4
(editing original
again)
Edited September
8, 2013
ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v3
Edited August 30,
2013
ALL ARE WELCOME
here – v2
June 25, 2011
ALL ARE WELCOME
here
sign in front of
our Church
ALL ARE WELCOME
Suncook United
Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 25, 2011
&
Edited September
7, 2013
“Making the
secular Holy – v2”
new poem
September 7, 2013
“Making the secular
Holy”
----
This poem is
about my wife and me when we got married
in a civil
service on December 17, 2004 in Concord, NH in White Park
and then before
our church family at
Wesley United
Methodist Church in Concord, NH
on April 23,
2005.
----
We celebrate 2
anniversaries because they both mean a great
deal to us, in
very different ways.
I grieve for
those who are able to marry civilly in so many
states now, such
as NH, but are unable to marry in their
United Methodists
churches and for the clergy who are put on trial
for choosing to
go against the Discipline to marry them.
&
trials of Rev.
Frank Schaefer
and Rev. Thomas
Ogletree
and Rev. Steve Heiss
&
Edited September
7, 2013
For Offering Love
– v2
June 22, 2011
For Offering Love
&
Matthew 10:40-42
2 Kings 4:8-11,
14-16
Psalm 13
Worship Theme:
“All Are Welcome”
and sermon:
“Ambassadors for God”
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United
Methodist Church
June 26, 2011
Second Sunday in
Pentecost
&
note of Cynthia Good
on Keith Olbermann Special
Comment
and
Passage of gay marriage bill in
New York last night
&
posting on my Facebook page
“my 'heart' sinks with your
continued association with the United Methodist church. God's Word clearly says
that the Lord’s command is no females are allowed to be leaders. 1 Cor.
14:33-38; 1 Tim 2:12-3:12. Violating God's Word is not a recommended path to
follow.”
&
verdict and judgment in Love on
Trial,
the case against the Reverend
Amy DeLong,
&
John 8:1-11
&
June 23, 2011
Able to Breath –
unedited
&
John 8:1-11
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New
England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to
call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My
vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
in part inspired by
conversations with
the Reverend John
Makokha
Riruta UMC
Other Sheep
Afrika-Kenya http://www.othersheep.org/OSEA_CL_Other_Sheep_Kenya.html
Children of
Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the
Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission
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