Wednesday, December 31, 2014

She reached a place of peace

watching with Mary
the babe in the manger
knowing something of life
of the chaos of that night
of the birth, the angels, the shepherd
the animals sharing the nursery
her firstborn baby
laying in his manger bed
she reached a place of peace
on that not so silent night
the hope of the ages
what she pondered that night
seeing the baby Jesus
laying in his manger bed
Joseph asleep beside her
as she watched late that night

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December 31, 2014
She reached a place of peace

edited/merged December30, 2014
all was calm all was bright
“Silent Night, Holy Night”,
by Joseph Mohr, 1819
United Methodist Hymnal, #239
December 30, 2014
all was bright
John 1:6-7
John 1:1-14
December 30, 2014
all was calm
December 30, 2014
holding her baby
Advent book study:
Luke 2:1-7
the birth of Jesus
Chapter 4: “It was Not a Silent Night”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke 1:26-33
Mary at the Annunciation,
the visitation of the angel Gabriel
Chapter 4: “Mary, Full of Grace”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke 2:41-51
Jesus at age 12 in the Temple
Chapter 3: “Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
Luke 2:33-35
prophecy of Simeon
Chapter 2: “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
2nd Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Mary”
(as performed by Shyanne Foss,
who, like Mary, is 14 years old)
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd Sunday of Advent
December 7, 2014
&
Acts 1:8-14
referenced article about Black Friday death in 2008
(and website for Black Friday Deaths - http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/)
Introduction and
Chapter 1. “Beginning with the End”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
earlier books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -
The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
&
24 Hours That Changed the World


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