Tuesday, December 30, 2014

What should we tell them – v4

is this really what we have to offer
a hollow shell, a lie
an empty promise of a future
when the dream has died
are we united as a people
pulling in the same direction
on both sides of the divide

sorry, nothing more for you
our country all that, just a dream,
should we lie, deceive them
should we tell them we are special
that we are the only nation free
as is that is all there is to greatness
that our power defines us

should we tell them it will be better
that better days are ahead
the cost of the fallacy, the lie,
that America is on the rise
that we are on the cutting edge
the leader worldwide
in every important measure

that we are caring for our people
that greed is in check
and compassion is afoot
what should we tell them
the children, the younger generation,
the dream a lie before them
America is in decline

yet we can change the future
if we can be united, together,
if we can dissolve our differences
if we can stand for justice for all
respect of our neighbors
if we can find our way through
the lines, the labels that divide us

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edited December 30, 2014
What should we tell them – v4

edited October 16, 2014
What should we tell them – v3
Edited December 9, 2013
What should we tell them – v2
Edited October 12, 2013
What should we tell them
edited November 28, 2014
For America to Rise – v2
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
&
&
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
“God’s Whisper” 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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