Poetry Where You Live

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sermon blog

meditation blog

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“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

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 37,380+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

when He walked here with us

Christ was charged, He was convicted,

not by Rome, the pagans,

not by the sinners, the strangers,

but by the righteous.

Those who served God

were blind to God before them.

When He walked here with us

they couldn’t see Him.

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May 2, 2015

when He walked here with us

Mark 14:61-62

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72

Mark 14:53-72

Lenten book study:

Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

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

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

Silence would have been a lie

The way it was asked

the oath question of Caiaphas

if He was the One

long prophesied

No room for error

for a misstatement

Christ had to answer.

Silence would have been a lie.

When He was asked,

“Are you the Messiah,

the Son of the Blessed One,

the One who was to come?”,

Christ had to answer

He could not remain silent.

Silence would have been a lie

denying His purpose.

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May 2, 2015

Silence would have been a lie

May 1, 2015

Christ couldn’t remain silent

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/christ-couldnt-remain-silent.html

Mark 14:61-62

quote for “A Man for All Seasons”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(1966_film)

what does silence betoken

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060665/quotes?item=qt0429613

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

page 53

Lenten book study:

Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72

Mark 14:53-72

Lenten book study:

Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

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

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

The sons of Aaron

It was not the sinners

who arrested Jesus.

The sons of Aaron

the priests of the people

they put God in chains

they judged His guilty.

It was the righteous

who put God to death.

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May 2, 2015

The sons of Aaron

Mark 14:61-62

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72

Mark 14:53-72

Lenten book study:

Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

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

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

He taught with His words

He taught with His hands

walking with us

going through the land

walking with the people.

He taught with His words

He showed us God.

Healing the people

offering love.

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May 2, 2015

He taught with His words

May 2, 2015

He came as a child

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/he-came-as-child.html

Mark 14:61-62

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72

Mark 14:53-72

Lenten book study:

Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

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

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

He came as a child

He came as a child

as one of us

the Creator of the universe

as one of us

He came as a child

to show us love

how we are to live

the Messiah came

just as God promised.

====

May 2, 2015

He came as a child

Mark 14:61-62

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

Mark 14:53, 55, 61-68, 70-72

Mark 14:53-72

Lenten book study:

Chapter 3. “Condemned by the Righteous”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog

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

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Spirit Study

March 10, 2015

Spirit Study

March 3, 2015

Mark 14:26, 32-42

Mark 14:32a

Lenten book study:

Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

Matthew 26:28

Exodus 24:8

Jeremiah 31:31-34

John 15:15

John 13:3-5

Mark 14:12, 22-25

Lenten book study:

Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”

24 Hours That Changed the World

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

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

Blowing up the plan

of hope, of reconciliation;

Refusing to comply to

the plan they had agreed to.

Do they realize, are they aware,

the consequence of their actions;

What they had hoped for

taken off the table.

Forgetting the linkage

of each and every action;

A reaction to each decision

from those who are in power.

A shock to the system

when the reality is before them;

What they had hoped for

taken off the table.

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May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

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edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

pain in his eyes

able to look at Jesus

into His eyes;

The eyes of love

upon the cross.

pain in His eyes

the need for sacrifice;

Suffering torture

to give us new life.

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May 2, 2015

pain in his eyes

Psalm 22:1-5

Mark 15:25-39

Lenten book study:

page 99

Chapter 6. “The Crucifixion”

24 Hours That Changed the World

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

http://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9780687465552#.VOzkaHzF9gg

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

sermon blog

meditation blog