Caretakers – v3

Caretakers, stewards,

workers of the Master,

placed in God’s garden

in the fields, the vineyards,

the world created by God’s hands.

Our time here is limited

but for a moment, a breath;

God’s creation

is meant to live on.

We must be mindful

of our role, our mortality

needing to leave the earth

for future generation;

We are caretakers only in our time

our steps on this mortal coil.

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edited April 22, 2018

Caretakers – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/caretakers-v3.html

Earth Day 2018

edited April 23, 2015

Caretakers – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/caretakers-v2.html

edited April 23, 2015

Taken for Granted – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/taken-for-granted-v2.html

edited April 23, 2015

Formed from the Dust – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/formed-from-dust-v2.html

edited April 22, 2015

The Garden Finite – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-garden-finite-v2.html

edited April 23, 2015

Placed in the Garden – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/placed-in-garden-v2.html

April 25, 2010

Caretakers

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/caretakers.html

April 25, 2010

Taken for Granted

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/taken-for-granted.html

April 25, 2010

Formed from the Dust

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/formed-from-dust.html

April 25, 2010

The Garden Finite

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/garden-finite.html

April 25, 2010

Placed in the Garden

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/placed-in-garden.html

Genesis 2:4b-9, 15

Psalm 104:1-2, 5, 31, 35b (Call to Worship)

1 Timothy 4:4-5

Hymn, “Shepherd Me, O God”, TFWS #2058 (Psalm 23)

Prayer of Dedication,

(From the National Council of Churches [NCC]

Earth Day Sunday 2002 resource packet,

"Caring for Creation: Making the World Safe for Children.")

Worship Theme: “What is our calling within Creation?”

and sermon, “Staff Members All Are We”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/sermon-staff-members-all-are-we-by.html

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

8AM Live

https://8amlive.wordpress.com/

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog                             

the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”

and the study guide, etc., based on this letter:  

http://hopeandaction.org/main/

http://hopeandaction.org/main/resources/basic-documents/

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

April 25, 2010

Third Sunday After Easter

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