When we face our neighbors
when we argue our positions
when we come together
in the marketplace of ideas
may we show mercy
We should be mindful
gentle in our language
guided by our Savior
standing on the grace
the rock of Almighty God
Christ forgiving,
His words healing,
even at the moment of anguish
abandoned and dying
offering a prayer to God
Bearing witness,
love unending
power in that example
showing us a love
of the nature of our God
Changing our perspective
the tenor of our speaking
softer, more merciful,
becoming a light to the
nations
a hope for the whole world
We should be grounded
in our Lord Jesus
standing on this message
to love, not to show anger
healing our brokenness
Christ is alive
living within us
His Spirit abiding
we are to be His voice
His light to this troubled
world
edited January 20, 2015
Christ forgiving – v2
January 17, 2011
Christ forgiving
edited January 19, 2015
Words can Destroy – v2
January 17, 2011
Words can Destroy
edited January 20, 2015
Words to Edify – v2
January 17, 2011
Words to Edify
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2011
&
Isaiah 9:1-4
and
Upper Room Disciplines for 2011
for January 17 to 23, 2011
“Carrying God’s Light”
by Cathie McFadden
for January 17, 2011
read January 17, 2011
&
Isaiah 6:1-8
&
Isaiah 49:1-7
John 1:29-42
Worship Theme: “Called by God to . . .”
and sermon, “A Light to the Nations”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 16, 2011
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Human Relations Sunday
&
edited January
19, 2015
Changing the
Wind – v3
(merging edits
to original and version 2)
Edited July
22, 2013
“changing the
wind – v2”
December 7, 2007
“changing the wind”
Based on the comments of Jim Wallis on
Speaking of Faith, November 29, 2007
He was talking about whether to change politicians
or change the wind, to change the public opinion
which guides politics. He used the example
of President Johnson’s statement to the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that it would
take 5 years for a voting rights bill but
it actually took 5 months to pass the Voting Rights Act,
after the March in Selma.
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