Someone pisses on our joy
challenging us, chiding us
something they decide
to take offense at, robbing us of
on our zeal for real worship;
Someone tried to quench, to extinguish
God’s fire within us.
We get mad, we get angry,
when this happens;
We want to join them
down in the muck, the mire
to answer in equal measure
to tell them how we feel
when they pissed on our joy,
our zeal for real worship.
Don’t let them bait you, quench
don’t let them steal the joy
the power you feel within you;
Don’t let them blow out the Spirit
the fire of God within you;
Come, return, now
to your first love,
to our Savior, to Christ.
The love of God is still with us,
even in the storms, in the darkness
when someone pisses on our joy;
The Savior is always watching over us;
The Spirit is still breathing,
beating within each of our hearts;
God is our one hope forever,
our one love over all.
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edited
January 10, 2016
someone
pisses on our joy – v5
(merging
edits to version 2, version 3, and version 4)
edited
September 30, 2015
someone
pisses on our joy – v4
(editing
original)
edited
September 19, 2015
someone
pisses on our joy – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited
September 19, 2015
someone
pisses on our joy – v2
edited
August 17, 2015
someone
pisses on our joy
August
17, 2015
someone
pissed on our joy
August
16, 2015
Revive Us
Again O Lord!
Revelations
2:1-2, 4-5
Galatians
5:22-23
(All
scripture from the NIV Bible)
and sermon,
“It all began with a … ”
text:
video:
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
-
mystery
box – an empty trash bag
-
“Cleaning out the Garbage”
video:
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
opening
video “I Shall Know Him”
greetings
and announcements
opening prayer
Prayer of Thanksgiving
by Terry Pettengill
Pastoral Prayer
“Trading My Sorrows”
“Since Jesus Came Into My Life”
“To God Be The Glory”
“I Came To Worship You”
“Better Is One Day”, offertory
closing song – “Lift My Voice Like A Trumpet”
departing blessing
song after departing blessing, “Trading My
Sorrows”
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 2, 2015
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