Monday, December 22, 2014

Who will be first – v11

The lesson, a cautionary tale
not exact, not precisely the same,
the question who among us,
those who stand by silent,
which one of us will cast the first stone

Already complicit, not a rhetorical question
others bleeding, injured
the pain already started long ago;
years of secrets, accusation,
of stones already thrown

The blood upon us, already,
those who stand by silent,
slowly growing, spreading
another heading for trial
a judgment on us


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edited December 22, 2014
Who will be first – v11

(editing version 3)
Edited November 23, 2013
Who will be first – v10
(editing version 8)
Edited November 23, 2013
Who will be first – v9
(editing original version again)
after the conviction and judgment against Rev. Frank Schaefer
&
Edited November 6, 2013
Who will be first – v8
(editing version 5)
Edited October 25, 2013
Who will be first – v7
(editing version 6)
Edited October 19, 2013
Who will be first – v6
 (editing original again)
Edited September 28, 2013
Who will be first – v5
 (editing original again)
Edited September 18, 2013
Who will be first – v4
(editing original again)
Edited September 12, 2013
Who will be first – v3
(editing original again)
Edited September 11, 2013
Who will be first – v2
June 12, 2011 and June 13, 2011
Who will be first
June 12, 2011
A time to come together
June 13, 2011
Looking down at my hands
&
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
&
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
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 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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