Thursday, August 06, 2015

our life to be poured - v3

Our life to be poured
God’s love held within
our bodies, our clay jars
broken, for anointing,
love poured out
from our clay jars;
We are vessels for a purpose,
to be broken, to pour,
to be emptied, a blessing,
to anoint our neighbors
and the living Christ.

Do we fall before Him,
to our knees before Jesus,
do we pour out our lives,
do we love Him above all others,
do we wash His holy feet;
Are we the perfume,
do we offer our lives
to our neighbors, the stranger
do we carry Christ’s message
His love for humanity
out into God’s world.

Are we the oil that was offered,
the perfume, the coins on the altar,
offering God our lives
become a lowly servant
our hair the towel, our tears
the life, the water flowing,
that was poured out on Jesus;
Are we the offering, the fragrance,
the nard poured on Jesus
the anointing oils preparing Christ
for His holy purpose.

Our lives our offering
as the widow’s coins, her body,
given for Jesus, to be life,
to be a blessing for other;
Are we the perfume
anointing our Savior
an offering fragrant;
Are we poured, extravagantly,
a gift to our God, to our neighbors;
do we fall on our knees,
trusting our whole lives to God.

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edited August 6, 2015
our life to be poured – v3

(merging edits to version 2 and original)
edited August 6, 2015
our life to be poured – v2
renamed/ edited August 3, 2015
our life to be poured
March 3, 2014
our life poured
edited February 24, 2014
Are we the perfume – v3
(editing original again)
Edited November 11, 2013
Are we the perfume – v2
July 20, 2013
Are we the perfume
Luke 7:36-47 (The Message)
Mark 5:21-34 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
Matthew 13:44-46
children’s message
We are precious to God
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon “How much does Jesus really matter?”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Sermon 2 of Summer Series
“Cruising Sacred Waters with Jesus”
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 14, 2013
&
Mark 4:35-41 (The Message)
Luke 4:16-21 (Common English Bible)
Matthew 14:22-33
children’s message
We are not alone
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon “Who Is this Captain”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Sermon 1 of Summer Series
“Cruising Sacred Waters with Jesus”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 7, 2013

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