Saturday, November 22, 2014

Sparkling – v2

Sparkling, glistening snow
refracting the street light’s glow
Discrete colors of glitter
a fleeting rainbow
captured in the crystals
swirling, falling, rising,
in the dance
of the falling snow


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edited November 22, 2014
Sparkling – v2

February 22, 2008
Sparkling
Walk to Emmaus
at training
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Relentless Love – v2

Grace to love us
for simply being
for merely existing
desiring a loving communion
relationship with us
as in the Garden of Eden,
so long ago, but not forgotten,
the way it was at the beginning
before choices estranged us
from God’s loving presence
sent out of the Garden, into the world

Relentless Love, alive,
pursuing, chasing,
offering itself to us
A prayer of healing
in His outstretched hand
waiting for us to turn
as a Father holds out a hand
for a young child, a wayward adult,
before they reach for His
So is the world before God
Not seeing, rejecting, ignoring
the ready hand of Relentless Love



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edited November 22, 2014
Relentless Love – v2

February 23, 2008
Relentless Love
Walk to Emmaus
Prevenient Grace
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Stones of the Priesthood – v2

We are the stones of the priesthood
each one a building block and a stone
a holy living temple
each stone a priesthood
joining in collective ministry
one upon another
across time and space, with
the saints who went before us
with all alive now who believe
united to carry the message
of our risen Savior
to the ends of the earth
to spread the Good News
God’s love, pursuing us
ready to bring us all home


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edited November 22, 2014
Stones of the Priesthood – v2

February 26, 2008
Stones of the Priesthood
1 Peter 2:4-10
1 Peter 2:9
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Always New – v2

God’s grace, always new
God’s unending love,
arms open wide
but a breath away
patiently waiting
for our discovery
our decision
to open the gift
and receive the gift of salvation
of life with Him


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edited November 22, 2014
Always New – v2

February 26, 2007
Always New
Walk to Emmaus
Prevenient Grace
Justifying Grace
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Nourished by Worship – v2

Worship as a means of grace
being touched by
the hand of God
what it can be if we are open
if we are ready, eager
We receive Food for the soul
nourished by time in worship
time to share, to shine,
the Word of God
in living worship, open
fed by Your love, oh God
in word, in song, in scripture
and in fellowship together


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edited November 22, 2014
Nourished by Worship – v2

February 26, 2008
Nourished by Worship
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Turning to God – v2

Can you feel His breath
the whisper of His touch
God is so close to us,
in every moment
when we finally
come back from the world
and turn to God

He is right there
lovingly open, waiting
pursuing, following, wooing,
seeking us, our hearts
God’s grace, ready and waiting
for when we come back
and turn to Him


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edited November 22, 2014
Turning to God – v2

February 26, 2008
Turning to God
Walk to Emmaus
Prevenient Grace
Justifying Grace
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Tentacles of Satan – v2

Life is so full,
of temptations,
leading us, astray
away from the Father,
forgetting the love
of the Son, our Brother,
the healing of the Savior
bringing us home
to our loving Father

So easy to be led astray
to follow the will of the world
to succumb to the many faces
the tentacles of Satan,
the Tempter, leading us
to the darkness, away,
the false gratifications
the things of this earth,
fleeting and failing

None of it eternal
none of them worthy
Not lasting, like
the everlasting love of God


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edited November 22, 2014
Tentacles of Satan – v2

February 28, 2008
Tentacles of Satan
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Give God Our Hearts – v2

We are to give God
our hearts, to live in harmony
with the Father, the Creator,
our Brother, His Son
to revere, to herald,
to walk humbly with our God
to live by the Spirit’s guiding
out into this world.
We are to lift up our lives
as a temple, a priesthood
for the love of God, for the world,
to be instruments, vessels,
lamps burning brightly
of His love, through our piety
a loving reflection of Him
what others witness, when they see us
We are to spend time in the Word,
in fellowship, in relationship
with our Creator, our Savior,
led by the Holy Spirit
ever closer, to God,
and to our fellow man.


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edited November 22, 2014
Give God Our Hearts – v2

February 28, 2008
Give God Our Hearts
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Give God Our Minds – v2

Out of love, reverence,
in faith and in hope,
light convicting, changing us
turning our lives to God,
to the risen Christ,
we give God our minds,
conformed to the Father,
through loving worship,
through fellowship with our brothers,
our sisters in the faith
In time spent studying,
diving into the scripture
to the life of the mind, of worship,
learning the lessons in the scriptures
the Holy Word of God,
timeless lessons, parables, Truth,
for all those who walk this earth,
all who wish to know God;
the call upon our lives


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edited November 22, 2014
Give God Our Minds – v2

February 28, 2008
Give God Our Minds
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Give God Our Hands – v2

Oh, Give God our hands,
our feet, our voices, our love
to be Christ, the Son,
light burning bright, overcoming the darkness
ministers to the whole world
reflecting God’s love
in mission to the earth
to the peoples of the world
honoring the Great Commission
the power in those flames, Pentecost,
the Spirit alive within
being the hands of the Creator,
the feet of the apostles,
the voice of righteousness
for all who are in need
all who suffer injustice
all the sinners, estranged from God
in need of healing, of life rebor
and/o r to be God’s image
for all mankind
so is our call, our calling, deep within each one of us
the stirring of the Spirit
to announce, like John before Him
before the Baptism of Christ
that the Day of the Lord
is drawing nigh, that the Kingdom comes
and is already here
if we give God our hands
and joyfully do His will


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edited November 22, 2014
Give God Our Hands – v2

February 28, 2008
Give God Our Hands
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Precious Threads – v2

Like precious threads, woven together
so is the church, the body of Christ
Each one of us a precious thread,
essential for completing the loving picture
the reflection of our God, of the Savior
An image of God, within each one of us,
each a part of God’s wondrous creation,
of His wonderful plan, for all of mankind
together a beautiful tapestry,
a loving fabric, to be used, to be offered
to warm the hearts of those in need
to wrap around those crying out
Let each one of us, feel our calling
Fall into the loom of the Master artist
join our fellow disciples
and become the precious thread
we were meant to be
woven with love, by His hands,
into the image of God
here and now, in this world


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edited November 22, 2014
Precious Threads – v2

February 28, 2008
Precious Threads
Walk to Emmaus
&
Prayers for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus
Crossroads Walk to Emmaus of New England
Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35
grace
love
Luke 15:11-32
Prodigal Son
Mark 10:17-31
The Parable of the Rich Man
(same template from 11/4/2012)

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 33,810+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.