Saturday, October 31, 2015

gods of wealth – v3

worshipping gods of wealth
of stuff, of acquisition
the lies of our nation
bent on raw consumption.

Capitalism is a lie
so far from Jesus
the accumulation of wealth
becoming our millstone.

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edited October 31, 2015
gods of wealth – v3


(editing original)
edited October 28, 2015
gods of wealth – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth-v2_28.html
October 26, 2015
gods of wealth
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth.html
Mark 10:17-27
Mark 10:17-31
“A Rich Young Man’s Question” (NCV)
devotion for October 10, 2015
read October 10, 2015
&
Hebrews 4:14-16
“Jesus Is High Priest (NCV)
Hebrews 4:12-16
devotion for October 9, 2015
read October 10, 2015
&
Hebrews 4:12-13
Hebrews 4:12-16
devotion for October 8, 2015
read October 8, 2015
&
Psalm 22:9-15
devotion for October 7, 2015
read October 7, 2015
&
Psalm22:1-8
Psalm 22:1-15
“The Prayer of a Suffering Man”
devotion for October 6, 2015
read October 6, 2015
&
Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job 23:1-17
“Job Answers” (NCV)
devotion for October 5, 2015
read October 6, 2015
&
“Trusting God in the Land of Emptiness”
for October 5, 2015 to October 11, 2015
by J.R. Daniel Kirk
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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gods of wealth – v3

worshipping gods of wealth
of stuff, of acquisition
the lies of our nation
bent on raw consumption.

Capitalism is a lie
so far from Jesus
the accumulation of wealth
becoming our millstone.

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edited October 31, 2015
gods of wealth – v3


(editing original)
edited October 28, 2015
gods of wealth – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth-v2_28.html
October 26, 2015
gods of wealth
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/gods-of-wealth.html
Mark 10:17-27
Mark 10:17-31
“A Rich Young Man’s Question” (NCV)
devotion for October 10, 2015
read October 10, 2015
&
Hebrews 4:14-16
“Jesus Is High Priest (NCV)
Hebrews 4:12-16
devotion for October 9, 2015
read October 10, 2015
&
Hebrews 4:12-13
Hebrews 4:12-16
devotion for October 8, 2015
read October 8, 2015
&
Psalm 22:9-15
devotion for October 7, 2015
read October 7, 2015
&
Psalm22:1-8
Psalm 22:1-15
“The Prayer of a Suffering Man”
devotion for October 6, 2015
read October 6, 2015
&
Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Job 23:1-17
“Job Answers” (NCV)
devotion for October 5, 2015
read October 6, 2015
&
“Trusting God in the Land of Emptiness”
for October 5, 2015 to October 11, 2015
by J.R. Daniel Kirk
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.



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Be Still - 3

be still
be silent
wait on God
be still
be silent
listen for His call
be still
be silent
sit in prayer
be still
be silent
wait on God

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October 30, 2015
Be Still - 3

Psalm 46:10 (NRSV)
“Disconnected”
by Ashley Oliver
&
“Be Still”
by Dana Welch
devotion for October 27, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
John 15:4a (NRSV)
“The Definition of Busy”
by Megan Christy
&
“Reflect”
by Alina Kanaski
devotion for October 26, 2015
read October 26, 2015
&
 “+the busy trap”
October 26, 2015, 2015 to October 31, 2015
Devozine for September and October 2015
https://www.facebook.com/devozinemagazine
https://twitter.com/devozinemag
http://devozine.upperroom.org/
www.devozine.org
&
Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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longing to serve

longing to serve
not to be exalted
cleaving to the cross
to the way of Jesus
longing to serve
trusting in God
God will provide
all that we need

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October 31, 2015
longing to serve

Mark 10:42-45
devotion for October 18, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Mark 10:35-45
“Two Followers Ask Jesus a Favor” (NCV)
devotion for October 17, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Hebrews 5:7-10
devotion for October 16, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 2:7
Psalm 110:4
Job and Psalm 104
devotion for October 15, 2015
read October 15, 2015
reread October 27, 2015
&
Psalm 104:1-9
Psalm 104
“Praise to God Who Made the World”
Job 42:5
Psalm 104:35
devotion for October 14, 2015
read October 14, 2015
&
 Job 38:1-7
“The Lord Questions Job” (NCV)
Psalm 104:1
devotion for October 12, 2015
read October 12, 2015
&
 “Bless the Lord!”
for October 12, 2015 to October 18, 2015
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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A lamb to be offered

A lamb to be offered
a ransom for many
becoming the price that was paid
to redeem all of us
Christ descended
to become an offering
a sacrifice given
to redeem all of us

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October 31, 2015
A lamb to be offered

Mark 10:35-45
“Two Followers Ask Jesus a Favor” (NCV)
devotion for October 17, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Hebrews 5:7-10
devotion for October 16, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 2:7
Psalm 110:4
Job and Psalm 104
devotion for October 15, 2015
read October 15, 2015
reread October 27, 2015
&
Psalm 104:1-9
Psalm 104
“Praise to God Who Made the World”
Job 42:5
Psalm 104:35
devotion for October 14, 2015
read October 14, 2015
&
 Job 38:1-7
“The Lord Questions Job” (NCV)
Psalm 104:1
devotion for October 12, 2015
read October 12, 2015
&
 “Bless the Lord!”
for October 12, 2015 to October 18, 2015
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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redeemed to life

saved from damnation
raised to the heavens
lifted with Christ
claimed from desolation
the unworthy masses
Christ paid the price
we are redeemed to life

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edited January 13, 2016
redeemed to life – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/redeemed-to-life-v2.html
October 31, 2015
redeemed to life

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/redeemed-to-life.html
Hebrews 5:7-10
devotion for October 16, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 2:7
Psalm 110:4
Job and Psalm 104
devotion for October 15, 2015
read October 15, 2015
reread October 27, 2015
&
Psalm 104:1-9
Psalm 104
“Praise to God Who Made the World”
Job 42:5
Psalm 104:35
devotion for October 14, 2015
read October 14, 2015
&
 Job 38:1-7
“The Lord Questions Job” (NCV)
Psalm 104:1
devotion for October 12, 2015
read October 12, 2015
&
 “Bless the Lord!”
for October 12, 2015 to October 18, 2015
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945



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Eternity intersects time

Eternity intersects time
in the person of Jesus
the Christ alive
walking here with us
That part of the Divine
God here with us
facing the same temptations
walking the same path

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October 31, 2015
Eternity intersects time

Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 2:7
Psalm 110:4
Job and Psalm 104
devotion for October 15, 2015
read October 15, 2015
reread October 27, 2015
&
Psalm 104:1-9
Psalm 104
“Praise to God Who Made the World”
Job 42:5
Psalm 104:35
devotion for October 14, 2015
read October 14, 2015
&
 Job 38:1-7
“The Lord Questions Job” (NCV)
Psalm 104:1
devotion for October 12, 2015
read October 12, 2015
&
 “Bless the Lord!”
for October 12, 2015 to October 18, 2015
by Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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 39,920+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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on the wings of love – v4

We are buoyed up,
raised, we are lifted,
we soar on the thermals
on the gifts of God’s love

We fly, we climb towards the heavens
we walk with the saints
those who have gone before
who have following the Christ

We rise, we soar
on the wings of love
bound to one another
rising together

Each one on the journey with us
to be the light, Christ’s presence
to be His hands and feet
to serve God’s people now

on the wings of love – v6

We are buoyed up,
raised, we are lifted;
We soar on the thermals
on the gifts of God’s love

We fly, we climb towards the heavens;
We walk with the saints
those who have gone before
who have following the Christ

We rise, we soar
on the wings of love;
We are bound to one another
rising together as one

Each one on the journey with us
to be the light, to be Christ’s presence;
We are to be His hands and feet
to serve God’s people now

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edited January 12, 2016
on the wings of love – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/on-wings-of-love-v6.html
(editing version 4)
edited October 31, 2015
on the wings of love – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/on-wings-of-love-v4.html
(editing original)
edited November 19, 2014
on the wings of love – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/on-wings-of-love-v3.html
edited November 18, 2014
on the wings of love – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/on-wings-of-love-v2.html
November 10, 2014
on the wings of love
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/on-wings-of-love.html
1 Peter 4:10
John 20:19-21
and Paragraph 202 of
2012 United Methodist Book of Discipline
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=87&pageid=920
Annual Charge Conference/ Church Conference

led by the Reverend Doctor Pat MacHugh
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knowing the way

sensing with certainty
the paths before me
knowing the way
the right path
sensing with certainty
the choice to press onward
faithful to the path
God has illumined

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October 31, 2015
knowing the way

Ruth 1:6-18
devotion for October 27, 2015
read October 27, 2015
&
Ruth 1:1-5
Ruth 1:1-18
quotation: “O memory of a painful time, are you seed or stone?”
from poem, “Healing Harvest”
page xi
Healing Life's Hurts: Healing Memories Through Five Stages of Forgiveness
https://books.google.com/books?id=G5MF52IGA5kC
By Matthew Linn, Dennis Linn
prayer; “We pray that you will find every day of that painful time
to be seed that produces the harvest of the Spirit.”
devotion for October 26, 2015
http://books.upperroom.org/2015/10/26/seed-stone/
read October 26, 2015
&
 “Seed or Stone”
for October 26, 2015 to October 31, 2015
by Roger Scholz
Upper Room Disciplines for 2015
http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1214945

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to all – v4

to all
God’ grace was given
to all
for we are children of God
to all
God’s love we offer
to all
We are to love like our Savior
everyone the same

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edited January 13, 2016
to all – v6
(editing version 4)
====
edited January 4, 2016
we must offer our love – v2
edited January 2, 2016
He wants us to reach out – v2
edited December 31, 2015
may we offer grace – v2
edited December 30, 2015
those people need us – v2
edited December 18, 2015
leaving – v2
edited December 15, 2015
what can we offer – 2 – v2
edited November 10, 2015
seeking only to be safe – v2
edited November 10, 2015
to all – v5
(editing version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v3
(editing original)
edited October 31, 2015
to all – v4
(editing original, drafted 10/26)
edited October 27, 2015
starting with Abraham – v2
edited October 22, 2015
Running for their lives – v7
(editing original)
October 22, 2015
we must follow Jesus
October 22, 2015
find your way to help
October 22, 2015
those people need us
October 22, 2015
displaced in place
October 22, 2015
they want to work
October 21, 2015
do something – v2
October 21, 2015
do something – v1
October 21, 2015
our hope is in Jesus
October 20, 2015
what can we offer - 2
edited/ name change October 20, 2015
He loves us without condition
October 20, 2015
He loved without condition
October 20, 2015
after Christ washed their feet
edited October 19, 2015
to all – v3
(editing version 2)
October 18, 2015
Love’s strainer
October 18, 2015
Love’s Filter
edited October 17, 2015
to all – v2
October 17, 2015
to all
October 17, 2015
He wants us to reach out
October 17, 2015
He gave us grace
October 17, 2015
may we offer grace
October 17, 2015
God loves us first
October 17, 2015
God loves them the same
October 17, 2015
seeking only to be safe
October 17, 2015
we must offer our love
October 17, 2015
they are just like us
October 17, 2015
we are so lucky
October 17, 2015
we have so much
October 17, 2015
leaving
October 17, 2015
these are the least of these
October 17, 2015
unable to return
October 17, 2015
our nation has a responsibility
October 17, 2015
Asylum Seekers
October 17, 2015
today far worse
October 17, 2015
a canary in the mine
edited October 12, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v2
October 6, 2015
The Boy in the Surf
September 27, 2015
not people picking blueberries
September 27, 2015
refugees not migrants
Matthew 25:31-46
John 13:34-35
and sermonette, thoughts
about the international refugee crisis
and our calling as Christians
Part 2 of 2 (with 4 minute gap in between)
by Sally Drew
(Sally has the real-world experience of running
a refugee camp in Singapore.)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 27, 2015
&
edited September 15, 2015
Running for their lives – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives-v3.html
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 13, 2015
Running for their lives – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives-v2.html
September 13, 2015
Running for their lives
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives.html
refugees not migrants
fleeing the war in Syria
prayer concern lifted and
drafted at the Aroostook Cluster Meeting
Mars Hill United Methodist Church
September 12, 2015
&
NPR Ombudsman article
“'Refugee' Or 'Migrant': How To Refer To Those Fleeing Home”
http://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2015/08/21/433493813/refugee-or-migrant-how-to-refer-to-those-fleeing-home
by Elizabeth Jensen
http://www.npr.org/people/384352444/elizabeth-jensen
https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.jensen.102
August 21, 2015


All of my poems and photographs 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 (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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to all – v4

to all
God’ grace was given
to all
for we are children of God
to all
God’s love we offer
to all
We are to love like our Savior
everyone the same

====
edited January 13, 2016
to all – v6
(editing version 4)
====
edited January 4, 2016
we must offer our love – v2
edited January 2, 2016
He wants us to reach out – v2
edited December 31, 2015
may we offer grace – v2
edited December 30, 2015
those people need us – v2
edited December 18, 2015
leaving – v2
edited December 15, 2015
what can we offer – 2 – v2
edited November 10, 2015
seeking only to be safe – v2
edited November 10, 2015
to all – v5
(editing version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v3
(editing original)
edited October 31, 2015
to all – v4
(editing original, drafted 10/26)
edited October 27, 2015
starting with Abraham – v2
edited October 22, 2015
Running for their lives – v7
(editing original)
October 22, 2015
we must follow Jesus
October 22, 2015
find your way to help
October 22, 2015
those people need us
October 22, 2015
displaced in place
October 22, 2015
they want to work
October 21, 2015
do something – v2
October 21, 2015
do something – v1
October 21, 2015
our hope is in Jesus
October 20, 2015
what can we offer - 2
edited/ name change October 20, 2015
He loves us without condition
October 20, 2015
He loved without condition
October 20, 2015
after Christ washed their feet
edited October 19, 2015
to all – v3
(editing version 2)
October 18, 2015
Love’s strainer
October 18, 2015
Love’s Filter
edited October 17, 2015
to all – v2
October 17, 2015
to all
October 17, 2015
He wants us to reach out
October 17, 2015
He gave us grace
October 17, 2015
may we offer grace
October 17, 2015
God loves us first
October 17, 2015
God loves them the same
October 17, 2015
seeking only to be safe
October 17, 2015
we must offer our love
October 17, 2015
they are just like us
October 17, 2015
we are so lucky
October 17, 2015
we have so much
October 17, 2015
leaving
October 17, 2015
these are the least of these
October 17, 2015
unable to return
October 17, 2015
our nation has a responsibility
October 17, 2015
Asylum Seekers
October 17, 2015
today far worse
October 17, 2015
a canary in the mine
edited October 12, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v2
October 6, 2015
The Boy in the Surf
September 27, 2015
not people picking blueberries
September 27, 2015
refugees not migrants
Matthew 25:31-46
John 13:34-35
and sermonette, thoughts
about the international refugee crisis
and our calling as Christians
Part 2 of 2 (with 4 minute gap in between)
by Sally Drew
(Sally has the real-world experience of running
a refugee camp in Singapore.)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 27, 2015
&
edited September 15, 2015
Running for their lives – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives-v3.html
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 13, 2015
Running for their lives – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives-v2.html
September 13, 2015
Running for their lives
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/running-for-their-lives.html
refugees not migrants
fleeing the war in Syria
prayer concern lifted and
drafted at the Aroostook Cluster Meeting
Mars Hill United Methodist Church
September 12, 2015
&
NPR Ombudsman article
“'Refugee' Or 'Migrant': How To Refer To Those Fleeing Home”
http://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2015/08/21/433493813/refugee-or-migrant-how-to-refer-to-those-fleeing-home
by Elizabeth Jensen
http://www.npr.org/people/384352444/elizabeth-jensen
https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.jensen.102
August 21, 2015


All of my poems and photographs 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 (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,640+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
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