Saturday, December 27, 2014

tears are the safety valve

God is the Healer
tears are the safety value
our relief for pressure
in our walk in life
tears of sorrow
tears of joy
moments important
often covered in tears

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December 27, 2014
tears are the safety valve

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
John 11:35 (NIV)
“Jesus Wept.”
devotion “Tears”
devotion by Megan Alsene
and
devotion: “Reflect”
devotion by Tynea Lewis
devotion for December 17, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
devotion “Grieving in Faith”
devotion by Theron St. John
and
devotion: “Prayer”
devotion by Adrian Agachi
devotion for December 16, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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God is the Healer

tears are the safety valve
the relief of pressure
but God is the Healer
that makes everything new
God’s hand change us
restore, redeem us
we are healed
in God’s loving hands

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December 27, 2014
God is the Healer

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
John 11:35 (NIV)
“Jesus Wept.”
devotion “Tears”
devotion by Megan Alsene
and
devotion: “Reflect”
devotion by Tynea Lewis
devotion for December 17, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
devotion “Grieving in Faith”
devotion by Theron St. John
and
devotion: “Prayer”
devotion by Adrian Agachi
devotion for December 16, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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we cry, because He cried

we cry, because He cried
we have empathy
we feel such pain
we grieve, we mourn,
in our loss, in this life
we cry, because He cried
Jesus wept, as we do.

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December 27, 2014
we cry, because He cried

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
John 11:35 (NIV)
“Jesus Wept.”
devotion “Tears”
devotion by Megan Alsene
and
devotion: “Reflect”
devotion by Tynea Lewis
devotion for December 17, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
devotion “Grieving in Faith”
devotion by Theron St. John
and
devotion: “Prayer”
devotion by Adrian Agachi
devotion for December 16, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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give me strength to endure

give me strength to endure
within the trials
within the losses, the heartache,
the journey of life
give me strength to endure
to persevere, to push through
give me resolve to finish
the race that is before me

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December 27, 2014
give me strength to endure

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
devotion “Grieving in Faith”
devotion by Theron St. John
and
devotion: “Prayer”
devotion by Adrian Agachi
devotion for December 16, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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as we grieve

as we grieve,
may we also believe
God here with us
God will bring us home
our loved ones in heaven
at the end of these days
restored, redeemed
by the blood of the Lamb
at home in heaven
living in the mansions
by the streets of gold


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December 27, 2014
as we grieve

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
devotion “Grieving in Faith”
devotion by Theron St. John
and
devotion: “Prayer”
devotion by Adrian Agachi
devotion for December 16, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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God lifts up the lowly – v2

God does not forget us
God blesses us all
God’s gift of salvation;
but God lifts up the lowly
those who are shunned, forgotten

God brings down the mighty
those who are too sure of their power;
God loves the humble, the willing,
those who are giving, servants
those who show mercy in life

God blesses us all
God does not forget us;
but God lifts up the lowly
those who the world thinks of as
lesser than themselves


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edited December 27, 2014
God lifts up the lowly – v2

December 27, 2014
God gives grace to the humble
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-gives-grace-to-humble.html
December 27, 2014
God lifts up the lowly
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-lifts-up-lowly.html
edited/merged
God favors the lowly – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-favors-lowly-v2.html
(merged with God brings down the mighty)
December 27, 2014
God humbles the proud
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-humbles-proud.html
edited/new December 27, 2014
God brings down the mighty
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-brings-down-mighty.html
December 27, 2014
God favors the lowly
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/god-favors-lowly.html
Advent book study:
Luke 1:26-33
Mary at the Annunciation,
the visitation of the angel Gabriel
Chapter 4: “Mary, Full of Grace”
Not A Silent Night
http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton
Spirit study led 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
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…”
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1417377248./605547519551607/
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/
dramas by Ross Olson
http://rossolson.org/
sermon/message – “Mary”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/mary.html
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/611965572243135
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-advent-drama-mary-by-ross-olson.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541653909874696192
(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
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/nyregion/30walmart.html?_r=0
(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
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
&
“24 Hours That Changed the World”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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Gabriel came to Mary

the angel Gabriel
to this simple village
Gabriel came to Mary
to the young girl, the maiden,
to tell her an amazing thing
she would be blessed of God
she would bear the Christ-child
seed of the living God
she would carry the Savior
of her own people


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edited December 27, 2014
Gabriel came to Mary

December 27, 2014
he came to her
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/he-came-to-her.html
Advent book study:
Luke 1:26-33
Mary at the Annunciation,
the visitation of the angel Gabriel
Chapter 4: “Mary, Full of Grace”
Not A Silent Night
http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827
http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton
https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton
Spirit study led 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
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…”
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1417377248./605547519551607/
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/
dramas by Ross Olson
http://rossolson.org/
sermon/message – “Mary”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/mary.html
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/611965572243135
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-advent-drama-mary-by-ross-olson.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541653909874696192
(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
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/nyregion/30walmart.html?_r=0
(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
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802
&
“24 Hours That Changed the World”
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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Location: Stetson Memorial United Methodist, 4 Houlton Street, Patten, ME 04765, USA

shattered futures

plans, the horizon
shattered futures
in choices we make
wondering why, how
to carry on
not understanding
when a door closes
before, behind us
needing to turn, trust
that God answers prayers
shattered dreams
but a beautiful future
trust in God
He is more than enough.

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December 27, 2014
shattered futures

December 15, 2014 to December 21, 2014
“+grief & loss”
Devozine for November and December 2014
www.devozine.org
&
Psalm 74:1a (NIV)
Psalm 86:1-7
devotion “Lost Dreams”
devotion by Nathan Mozzuca
devotion for December 15, 2014
read December 21, 2014
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
December 21, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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Location: Stetson Memorial United Methodist, 4 Houlton Street, Patten, ME 04765, USA

empty chairs – v2

a prayer for all of us truly
for we all have known loss
but a prayer for those
who have lost a loved on
a new sense of a place missing
empty chairs around the table
a hole in their hearts
a break in the circle
some dear loved one
not longer at the table
empty chairs for those
who have moved, who are gone,
who have passed away
who have left the circle
some for a heavenly home
a room in the mansion
the banquet, the feast,
but an empty chair with us now
a hole in our hearts


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edited December 27, 2014
empty chairs – v2

December 26, 2014
empty chairs
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/empty-chairs.html
prayer concern for those families
who lost loved ones, especially this year,
but all those with empty chairs at the table
&
December 26, 2014
alone on Christmas
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/alone-on-christmas.html
prayer concerns, about those who are homeless
&
Luke 2:1-7 (KJV)
4th Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1417377248./605547519551607/
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/
dramas by Ross Olson
http://rossolson.org/
sermon/message – “The Innkeeper”
(as performed by Doris DeRespino
with Madison Robinson
and Shanequa Foss as the daughters)
children’s message
-          understanding time
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=618496558256703&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/childrens-sermon-understanding-time-by.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/547488458592518144
by Julie Stites
https://www.facebook.com/julianna.stites
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
we thank you Lord – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-thank-you-lord-v6.html
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led 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
4th Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2014
&
Matthew 1:18-25
3rd Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Joseph”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/joseph.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=614735308632828&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-voices-of-advent-joseph-by-ross.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/544186565392883713
 (as performed by Raymond A. Foss who, like Joseph,
is an step-father and adoptive  father)
children’s message
– mystery box – 
-          three pieces of paper
o   calendar with announcement of open house highlighted
o   all about Christmas sheet
o   drawing sheet of Jesus – cute baby
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=614777451961947&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/childrens-sermon-open-house-in-heaven.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/544223545648488448
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
we thank you Lord – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-thank-you-lord-v4.html
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
3rd Sunday of Advent
December 14, 2014
&
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”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/mary.html
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/611965572243135
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-advent-drama-mary-by-ross-olson.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541653909874696192
(as performed by Shyanne Foss,
who, like Mary, is 14 years old)
children’s message
– mystery box –  spool of thread and cloth and needles
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=611975015575524&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/childrens-sermon-clothes-to-cover-our.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541659519169081344
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
we thank you Lord – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-thank-you-lord-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-thank-you-lord.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/540894913240764417
by Raymond A. Foss
communion
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd Sunday of Advent
December 7, 2014
&
1st Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Sacred Dance Introit
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=609215895851436
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/sacred-dance-introit-prepare-ye-way-by.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/539230880276164608
Michael W. Smith’s
https://www.facebook.com/michaelwsmithofficial
“Intro and Prepare Ye the Way”
https://play.spotify.com/track/4cMdaeS1dGXkn3BjOGOP2R?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
from his New Hallelujah album
https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-New-Hallelujah/109199692433262
Advent wreath lighting
Prayer of Thanksgiving –
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=609153052524387&id=174161846023512
by Jeanie Goode
https://www.facebook.com/regina.goode.3
Luke 1:19-20a
children’s message
– mystery box – 
envelope with note
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=609178302521862&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/childrens-message-sermon-what-the-bible.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/539493013488406528
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/sermon-drama-angel-gabriel-by-ross.html
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Angel Gabriel”
http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/gabriel.html
(as performed by Terry Pettengill)
https://www.facebook.com/terry.pettengill
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
1st Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2014


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All joining together

many voices, some quiet,
no songbooks but memory
even those with remembering
remembering the songs of youth
the joy in sharing, in singing,
the carols of the season
all joining together
in song, in one voice       

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December 27, 2014
All joining together

Galatians 3:26 (NRSV)
Colossians 3:15-17
Upper Room Daily Devotional
“Christmas Day”
http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-12-25   
by Jacob C. Schneider
for December 25, 2014
read December 26, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for November and December 2014
http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/nov-dec2014
&
Christmas Party/ Caroling
at Mt. Heights Health Care Facility
https://twitter.com/MountHeights
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
December 17, 2014


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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Ephemeral, Inanimate Objects

earthly treasure, clutter
ephemeral, inanimate objects
get in the way of Jesus
God’s place in our hearts
we must let go
abandon our possessions
we must strive for
the eternal goods of heaven    

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December 27, 2014
Ephemeral, Inanimate Objects

2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
Matthew 6:19-33
Upper Room Daily Devotional
“Only Temporary”
http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-12-26  
by Julia Denton
for December 26, 2014
read December 26, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for November and December 2014
http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/nov-dec2014


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May I Speak of Love – v3

With my final breath
from my spirit, my heart
may I speak of love
ever new, ever growing
may you be beside me
hearing my longing
my prayer, my whisper,
never to depart

May you be beside me
come what may, what might
may our love grow stronger
ever new, ever growing
even in that night

With my last breath
may I breathe, from my spirit,
-      “I love you”,
may these words grow stronger
even in that night
ever new, ever growing
facing that tomorrow
knowing it is bright


December 27, 2014
May I Speak of Love – v3

edited February 14, 2014
Valentine’s Day
“May I Speak of Love – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/may-i-speak-of-love-v2.html
February 14, 2012
“May I Speak of Love”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/may-i-speak-of-love.html
Valentine’s Day
a song for Ruth,
my beloved, my wife


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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 35,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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