she was afraid to talk

she didn’t know how to share

to be open, honest, fully

she was afraid to talk

to be fully revealing

to be transparent

about her pain,

about her feelings

she wanted to believe

to take a risk, to be open

but she was afraid to talk

she had been hurt too often

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April 25, 2017

may we offer her welcome

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/may-we-offer-her-welcome.html

edited April 24, 2017

she was afraid to talk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-was-afraid-to-talk-v2.html

April 24, 2017

she was afraid to talk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-was-afraid-to-talk.html

edited April 24, 2017

she has reason to be wary

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-has-reason-to-be-wary.html

(editing “she has scar tissue”)

April 24, 2017

what is in need of mending

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-is-in-need-of-mending.html

April 24, 2017

what drives them away

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-drives-them-away.html

April 24, 2017

what is hurting

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-is-hurting.html

April 24, 2017

what ails us

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-ails-us.html

April 23, 2017

they don’t really know her

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/they-dont-really-know-her.html

April 23, 2017

she has scar tissue

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-has-scar-tissue.html

April 23, 2017

she carried baggage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-carried-baggage.html

edited April 23, 2017

she is still looking – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-is-still-looking-v2.html

edited April 23, 2017

how can we be that family

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/how-can-we-be-that-family.html

edited April 23, 2017

are we that people

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/are-we-that-people.html

April 23, 2017

can we be that place

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/can-we-be-that-place.html

April 23, 2017

she is still looking

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/she-is-still-looking.html

edited April 23, 2017

they were invested

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/they-were-invested.html

April 23, 2017

they were persistent

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/they-were-persistent.html

edited April 23, 2017

are we open – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/are-we-open-v2.html

April 23, 2017

are we open

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/are-we-open.html

April 23, 2017

A Season of Healing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-season-of-healing.html

April 23, 2017

put them in front of Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/put-them-in-front-of-jesus.html

April 23, 2017

we must be honest

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/we-must-be-honest.html

April 23, 2017

bring them to Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/bring-them-to-christ.html

April 23, 2017

healing their brethren

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/healing-their-brethren.html

Happy Birthday to the United Methodist Church, #UMC

49 years old today!

http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/history

The United Methodist Church was created on April 23, 1968,

when The Evangelical United Brethren Church and

The Methodist Church united to form a new denomination.

http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/formation-of-the-united-methodist-church

&

April 23, 2017

Stetson Memorial UMC

1^st service of12-week Sermon Series:

“Mending Fences-Healing the Heart…”

Adapted from Marcia McPhee’

“On the Mend” Sermon Series

Psalm 16 HCSB

James 5:16-17 MSG

Matthew 17:1-5 GNT

Psalm 107:19-21 NLT

Mark 7:34-35

Luke 5:17-20

“Introduction”

Time of Congregational Prayer

https://youtu.be/G5VTycU4eIs

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/1096779380428416/

and Sermon, “A Season of Healing…”

text:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1096311443808543&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/sermon-season-of-healing-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/856130822272946176

extract of the girl’s story

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1096472757125745&id=174161846023512

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/extract-of-sermon-season-of-healing-by.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/856259752472563714

video:

https://youtu.be/Zyut345e8l8

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/1096780240428330/

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/04/42317-sermon-season-of-healing-by.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/856808769120071680

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Children’s Message

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/1096353467137674/

https://t.co/fSEiHpTTqx

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

April 23, 2017

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