Shimmering Fabric – v2

The body of Christ,

the church, universal

each one of us, the temple

of the Spirit of Christ

A shimmering, living fabric,

precious threads, unique and special,

woven together with love

to show the image of God

to all the world, afire,

shimmering in the darkness,

the faintest light, embers,

nuanced and changing

living as He did, as we do,

in this world; but separate,

set apart, for God’s purposes

being the Son, the Father

the hands and feet of God

for all our neighbors

all around the world

====

edited August 2, 2014

Shimmering Fabric – v2

February 28, 2008

Shimmering Fabric

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/shimmering-fabric.html

Walk to Emmaus

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Shifting Sands – v2

The winds of change raging

standing on shifting sands

needing to stand for justice

righteousness in those lands

The dictators, the despots

need to leave the stage

that the time of the people

this is their time, the age

The people will judge us

see us for who we are

will we stand with them now

in this time of crisis

We need to be certain

that the people will know

that our hearts are with them

that it is time for them to go

Or will we stand

with their oppressors

our country standing, again,

on sinking sand

We should fight for justice

a light into this world

remembering we are salt

and these are our neighbors

Worthy of our aid, our help

in this their time of need

standing with the captives

not those in power and greed

-----

edited August 2, 2014

Shifting Sands – v2

February 16, 2011

Shifting Sands

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/shifting-sands.html

hearing claim by President Obama yesterday

in a news conference that when history books tell it

we will be seen as being on the right side of history

in how the United States responded

(after driving Erica to school this morning)

February 16, 2011

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192

http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia

February 14, 2011

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464

February 13, 2011

&

on the transformations of the last 4 weeks -

all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia,

Algeria, Libya, Jordan, Iran, etc.

and

especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak

February 11, 2011

and see

http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274

A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)

by Safiyah Fosua

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081

&

Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV)

(and Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)

John 6:51 (Call to Worship)

Isaiah 58.6-12 (NRSV)

John 13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6

(“They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)

Micah 6:8

(“We Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)

Call to Worship (John 6:51)

Prayer of Confession

Prayer of Dedication

Worship Theme: “A Meal for All People”

and sermon, “Salty Christians”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

February 6, 2011

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,500+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Servant – haiku – v2

Giving out of love;

humbled for humanity.

Sacrifice of grace.

====

edited August 2, 2014

Servant – haiku – v2

January 11, 2008

Servant – haiku

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/01/servant-haiku.html

Isaiah 42:1-9

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Poverty – Blog Action Day – v2

Poverty, the lack of drinking water,

famine, starvation, uninsured children, dying;

a pandemic of diseases with known cures

all because of indifference, negligence,

these are all crimes against humanity,

far too often against children.

In a world with such wealth

connected by travel, by cable,

organization of nations

never should there be these conditions

on the face of the earth

on the scale in which they exist.

This must be the first day

of the end of this history;

the first day of a sea change

where the world’s nations

will not tolerate this reality;

the first day when love replaces hate

where compassion replaces indifference

for all of our sakes.

----

edited August 2, 2014

Poverty – Blog Action Day – v2

October 15, 2008

Poverty – Blog Action Day

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/10/poverty-blog-action-day.html

Blog Action Day, poverty

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Your Holy Spirit – v2

Our prayer that your Holy Spirit

would fill us all, that we would all

feel the power of the moment,

when we were washed,

claimed by your Spirit

that we would be like the eleven,

all in the Upper Room

washed by tongues of fire,

gifted with powers, talents,

to communicate, to inspire

to touch the lives of others,

sharing your Good News

Fill us Spirit, teach us,

guide us to where we must go

fill us with that Breath of life,

reborn, indwelling,

being merely the vessels,

the worthy temples

being the skin, the gloves,

within which the Spirit lives

to continue the saving

brought by the Son

the sacrifice of the Father,

Creator of all

=====

edited August 2, 2014

Your Holy Spirit – v2

January 17, 2009

Your Holy Spirit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/01/your-holy-spirit.html

Genesis 1:1-5

Mark 1:4-11

Mark 1:12-13

Acts 2:1-21

Acts 19:1-7

and sermon, “Child of God”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/01/sermon-child-of-god-by-pastor-ruth-l.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

January 11, 2009

and sermon, “Beginnings”, by Reverend Peter Hey,

http://www.concordwumc.org

Wesley United Methodist Church,

Concord, NH

and sermon, “Come, Holy Spirit”,

by Reverend Lori Eldredge

http://www.nkumcri.com/nkumcri/archive12.html#January_11,_2009

http://www.nkumcri.com

North Kingstown United Methodist Church,

North Kingstown, RI

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

You are the Light to the World – v2

Christ’s words to me

to every one of us

spoken directly, for our hearts;

You are the light of the world

the hope of all mankind

To shine through the confusion

the chaos of these days

authentic witnesses of praise;

showing the love of our Savior

all of our days

Christ’s voice in this time

His hands and feet now

doing the work of our Savior;

witnesses to God’s grace

to the ends of the earth

====

edited August 2, 2014

You are the Light to the World – v2

February 6, 2011

Your are the Light to the World

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-are-light-to-world.html

Matthew 5:13-20 (NRSV)

(and Matthew 5:1-12, Beatitudes)

John 6:51 (Call to Worship)

Isaiah 58.6-12 (NRSV)

John 13:34-35 and Ephesians 4:4-6

(“They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”, The Faith We Sing #2223)

Micah 6:8

(“We Are Called”, The Faith We Sing #2172)

Call to Worship (John 6:51)

Prayer of Confession

Prayer of Dedication

Worship Theme: “A Meal for All People”

and sermon, “Salty Christians”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

February 6, 2011

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

http://www.umcgiving.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=qwL6KkNWLrH&b=6505209&ct=9039781&notoc=1

Scout Sunday

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

You are the light of the world – v2

“You are the light of the world.”

Such a statement, a calling

God speaking to man

a blessing, a commission

to each one of us

We are the light of the world,

us, these clay vessels,

to illumine the darkness

to make straight the crooked paths

to push back the dark

to lead the world home

----

edited August 2, 2014

You are the light of the world – v2

December 7, 2008

You are the light of the world

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/12/you-are-light-of-world-you-are-light-of.html

Matthew 5:14

Matthew 5:1-16

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Why is Blue, Blue – v2

Why is the color blue, blue

why is red, red

you get the idea,

the idea of color

the image in our minds

when you speak a color

but why are they as they are

why is it blue for blue and red for red

what was it the colors said

to be blue or red

sky blue, blue mood

blood red, candy-apple red

well read, oh to go on…

golden yellow, sunset,

violet eyes, Elizabeth Taylor,

or green, summer warm and green

emerald green, green eyes (in a good way)

snowy cold and white

fall dying brown, lingering,

dead and blackness

orange, pineapple, sweet, becoming bitter

colors, textures, tastes

of hue, of spectrum

and rainbow of colors

A box of color

living color

all around us

----

edited August 2, 2014

Why is Blue, Blue – v2

September 3, 2006 16:57

Started September 3, 2006 15:42

Why is Blue, Blue

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/09/why-is-blue-blue.html

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whispers over rice paper – v2

like breath to cool hot chocolate

our lives a mere moment

whispers over rice paper

our journey over time

sometimes with no purpose

no meter, no rhyme

meandering, aimless

seemingly lost

wandering in the desert

yet already claimed

knowing the Savior

where he has paid our cost

Calling to us, Come,

come and follow me

the call of our Master

gifting us the Spirit

with us to guide us

for all eternity

whispers over rice paper

our lives but a breath

yet faithful, for a purpose

following the Great Commission

heeding the call of our Shepherd

going where we are led

====

edited August 2, 2014

whispers over rice paper – v2

February 17, 2012

whispers over rice paper

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/whispers-over-rice-paper.html

Romans 10:12-15 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

Luke 12:12-15

Luke 12:1-6 Common English Bible

“The Long and Winding Road” The Beatles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUO7N-zSMYc

Sermon 5 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017212871305&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170.&type=3&permPage=1

Summer Sermon Series on Prayer

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017436204616&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170

Stepping Stone Bead – Journey of Faith

children’s message by Ellen Alward Dickinson

https://www.facebook.com/ellen.alwarddickinson

reading story – A Black Bear and Four Boys

and sermon, “A Long And Winding Road”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-long-and-winding-road.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=553890868050606&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-long-and-winding-road-by-pastor.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/493465752989859841

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

July 27, 2014

&

Psalm 37:5-7 (Common English Bible)

1 Kings 19:9-23 (NIV Bible)

Sermon 4 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”

Summer Sermon Series on Prayer

Bead with a Hole - Silence

children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss

a blank space

-          God starts with a blank canvas,

God fills in the picture until a masterpiece

is created and we come home

and sermon, “Is Silence Really Golden?”

http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-silence-really-golden.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=551162914990068&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-is-silence-really-golden-by.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/490942120401043456

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

July 20, 2014

&

Psalm 33:30-22

Psalm 25:1-3

Romans 8:30-32

Matthew 11:28-30

Sermon 3 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”

Summer Sermon Series on Prayer

Bumpy Bead – Letting Go

children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss

-          a broken set of prayer beads -  God can make something beautiful

of all the broken pieces: Dad can you fix this? Yes I can…

and sermon, “In the Letting Go We Find”

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-letting-go-we-find.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548327338606959&set=a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512&type=1

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-in-letting-go-we-find-as.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-in-letting-go-we-find-by-pastor.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/488364176088510465

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/488297947491467264

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

July 13, 2014

&

June 29, 2014

Psalm 105:1-6 Common English Bible

Exodus 15:1-3 The Living Bible

Psalm 89:1-18 The Message Bible

Closing Hymn – “As the Deer”

Sermon 2 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”

Summer Sermon Series on Prayer

children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss

-          Sabbath rest, time with God outdoors, in nature

and sermon, “All My Adoration. . . !”

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/06/all-my-adoration.html

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=542621372510889&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/sermon-all-my-adoration-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/483299879234859008

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

June 29, 2014

&

June 22, 2014

Matthew 6:5-14

“Jesus Teaches About Prayer” (NCV)

(including Lord’s Prayer)

Romans 12:12

Ephesians 6:11-18

Sermon 1 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”

Summer Sermon Series on Prayer

children’s message by Ray Foss

-          God fills in the words we pray

based on Upper Room Daily Devotional for June 9, 2014

Romans 8:26 (NRSV)

Romans 8:22-27

Upper Room Daily Devotional

“Guided by the Spirit”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-06-09

by Milly Ibanda

for March and April 2014

http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/may-jun%202014

-          spontaneous prayer, wait for God’s answer

(based on Shanequa’s prayer for a puppy July 21, 2006)

opening and welcome by Pastor Ruth Foss

and sermon, “Stop, Look and Listen”

by Sally Drew

https://www.facebook.com/sally.drew.35

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

June 22, 2014

&

Wednesday evening worship

Fourth of series on prayer,

inspired by Marcia McFee,

“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”,

Third Sunday: Stepping Stones

and meditation

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

February 15, 2012

&

Wednesday evening worship

Third of series on prayer,

inspired by Marcia McFee,

“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”,

Third Sunday: Silence

and meditation

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

February 8, 2012

&

Wednesday evening worship

Second of series on prayer,

inspired by Marcia McFee,

“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”,

Second Sunday: Bumpy Bead

1 John 4:7-21

and meditation

by Pastor Ruth Foss  

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

January 25, 2012

&

Wednesday evening worship

start of series on prayer,

inspired by Marcia McFee,

“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”,

First Sunday: God

Psalm 105:1-6

Isaiah 56:1-8

Acts 17:22-32

poem, “Pied Beauty”,

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

and meditation

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

January 11, 2012

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Whispers of the Martyrs – v2

May the people listen

(our leaders as well)

the leaders, the insurgents

those who stood for justice

who cried out for freedom

the tribes, the bands,

the disparate factions

may they all slow down

may they all heed their warnings

the whispers of the martyrs

those who died seeking freedom

speaking to them, to us,

to seek forgiveness

peace in their land

that the rebellion, revolution

would build a lasting peace

that they may rest easy

those who died in the streets

====

edited August 2, 2014

Whispers of the Martyrs – v2

October 21, 2011

Whispers of the Martyrs

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/10/whispers-of-martyrs.html

On the death of Muammar Gaddafi

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/20/libyan-fighters-say-they-have-captured-gadhafi/?hpt=hp_t1

October 20, 2011

&

on the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s

reign of terror over Libya

and capture of Saddam Hussein

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3317881.stm

August 22, 2011

&

Killing of General Abdel Fattah Younes

claimed to be by Islamic factions

but that could be more Qaddafi lies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8673021/Islamists-blamed-for-killing-General-Abdel-Fattah-Younes-as-Libyas-rebels-face-up-to-enemy-within.html

&

earlier poems about the genocide in Libya

and hearing the rabbling of Gadhafi

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/22/bts.gadhafi.statement.libyanstate

2/22/2011

&

on the transformations since the beginning of January -

all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya,

Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.

and

especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak

February 11, 2011

&

and the jubilance in Tahrir Square

versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.

February 18, 2011

&

hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011

in a news conference that when history books tell it

we will be seen as being on the right side of history

in how the United States responded

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192

http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia

February 14, 2011

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464

February 13, 2011

and see

http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274

A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)

by Safiyah Fosua

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

While the Clay has Life – v2

The breath, the Spirit of God

living within us, alive,

firing our steps, guiding our lives,

while the clay, the earth, has life

Created by the hands of the Potter

from the dust so shall we return

our bodies, merely the temple

the place within which the Spirit lives

But it is that Spirit that matters

that makes us more than the earth

that piece of God returning to heaven

when we have our spiritual,

our eternal birth

-----

edited August 2, 2014

While the Clay has Life – v2

November 21, 2009

While the Clay has Life

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/while-clay-has-life.html

http://faithwriters.com/article-details.php?id=131068

Ecclesiastes 12:7b

and Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Genesis

and Day 98, “From Dust to Destiny”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read November 21, 2009

&

Ecclesiastes 3:11

and Day 97, “Eternity in Our Hearts”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

read 11/20/09

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We Walk in Faith – v2

A momentary blip,

a gasp, a holding of our breath,

a bump on the road of life

hit us again today, as it has

for a few weeks now

a scare in our lives

prayed over, worry over

brought us together

family of blood,

of affinity, of love,

our family of faith

wrapping arms around us

praying for us, over us,

for the doctor’s skill

the sureness of his hand

the guiding hand of God

in the testing to come

the results we wait for

the healing of her body

and the balm of the soul

feeling the presence

the people put in our path

wanting to help, to give,

to care for her, support her,

comfort her and me

on this path we did not choose

===

edited August 2, 2014

We Walk in Faith – v2

August 24, 2006 20:11

We Walk in Faith

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/we-walk-in-faith.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 31,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

We are the Dogs – v2

We are the dogs, the unclean,

the animals, the outsiders

under the table

Not the children, the chosen ones

for whom He came.

We are the dogs,

unworthy of a seat at the table

crumbs for us, under the table

scraps to eat, left over

But oh there is enough

even in the crumbs

A bountiful harvest

of living grace in the crumbs

endless sustenance

manna from heaven

enough for our souls

even in the crumbs

====

edited August 2, 2014

We are the Dogs – v2

March 31, 2008

We are the Dogs

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/03/we-are-dogs.html

Mark 7:24-30

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