Monday, December 01, 2014

ALL ARE WELCOME here – v8

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


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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”
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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.
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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
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
Great Commission

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