Friday, March 06, 2020

Rewriting – v4

Editing, changing
New inspiration, perspiration,
Revision, refocus
Capturing ether anew
Wanting to give the words life
Wanting, yearning
Seeing the beauty
precision, perfection,
Magic in this prose
Just beyond arm’s reach

Cut and paste, new language
Sharpening the writing
The metaphor, the analogy
Teasing the whites higher
Letting go of the old
Pulling edits in, ripping chaff out
Not as a criticism of myself
Working to fix, to perfect
Not really abandoning
The inspiration preceding

Creating new, now
Losing voice, gaining power
Gaining strength, within,
Struggle for balance
New eyes needed still
Structure and time
Dig into it, rip, patch,
Next time better, richer,
More fully revealing
The beauty within

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edited March 6, 2020
Rewriting – v3
(editing original)
edited July 11, 2014
Rewriting – v2
September 28, 2001 05:33
Rewriting


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walking himself

lead in his mouth
me not needed
walking himself
up on top of the snow piles

a hindrance really
my hand of restraint
stopping him from chewing
every last stick

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are you stepping off the cliff – v2

Have you heard the call of Jesus,
the whisper of the Spirit,
God’s claim on your life;
Are you going where the Spirit leads you,
are you going, trusting, believing,
are you stepping off the cliff?

Are you honoring the commission,
your calling, your purpose,
God’s claim on your life;
Have you followed the path
the way through the desert, the water,
God has written for you?

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edited March 6, 2020
are you stepping off the cliff – v2

March 19, 2019
are you stepping off the cliff
March 19, 2019
are you running from Nineveh
March 19, 2019
our belly of the whale moments
March 19, 2019
stepping off the cliff
March 19, 2019
step off the cliff
March 19, 2019
don’t withhold your obedience
March 19, 2019
follow God now
March 18, 2019
obey God’s will
March 18, 2019
angry because God is merciful
March 18, 2019
a reluctant prophet
March 19, 2019
within the belly of the whale
March 18, 2019
but I don’t like Nineveh
March 18, 2019
I ain’t doin it
March 18, 2019
God walks with us - 2
March 18, 2019
believing the lies of the devil
March 18, 2019
listening to Satan
March 18, 2019
Satan winning
March 17, 2019
he fell prey to the world
March 17, 2019
redeemed by God
March 17, 2019
the wisdom of Solomon
March 17, 2019
he knew his sin – v2
March 17, 2019
he knew his sin
March 17, 2019
the builder of the temple
March 17, 2019
worshiping other gods - 2
March 17, 2019
not remaining pure
March 17, 2019
separated from God - 3
March 17, 2019
tempted by the world
March 17, 2019
a righteous judge – 2
March 17, 2019
wisdom not enough
March 16, 2019
Solomon, son of David
edited March 16, 2019
not one of us is perfect - 2
March 16, 2019
no one is perfect
March 16, 2019
we can be used by God
March 16, 2019
we label ourselves failures
March 16, 2019
God uses the broken
2March 16, 2019
in our brokenness - 2
March 16, 2019
admit your brokenness
edited March 16, 2019
used by God
March 16, 2019
used
March 16, 2019
within his own house
March 15, 2019
a consequence
March 15, 2019
convicted
March 15, 2019
a man after God’s heart
March 15, 2019
8AM Live
part 11 of series – Epic Failures – Peter
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
&
March 14, 2019
8AM Live
part 10 of series – Epic Failures – Job
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 13, 2019
8AM Live
part 9 of series – Epic Failures – Jonah
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 12, 2019
8AM Live
part 8 of series – Epic Failures – Solomon
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 11, 2019
8AM Live
part 7 of series – Epic Failures – David
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 10, 2019
8AM Live
part 6 of series – Epic Failures – Samson
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 15, 2019
broken, rebuilt
March 15, 2019
redeemed – 2
March 15, 2019
broken, repentant
March 15, 2019
the first priest
March 15, 2019
they were commissioned
March 15, 2019
God forgave them
March 15, 2019
they repented
March 15, 2019
their words not in secret
March 15, 2019
competing leaders
March 15, 2019
these priests of God
edited March 15, 2019
My help comes from the Lord – 2 – v2
March 15, 2019
My help comes from the Lord – 2
March 14, 2019
a golden calf
March 14, 2019
servants of God
March 14, 2019
to be poured out - 2
March 14, 2019
let God use your brokenness
March 14, 2019
broken like Jesus
March 14, 2019
glory to God
March 14, 2019
our broken stuff
March 13, 2019
we must wrestle with God
March 13, 2019
we must sit in our brokenness
March 13, 2019
sticking with the program
March 13, 2019
taking the world out of us
March 13, 2019
time in the desert
March 13, 2019
the calling of Moses
March 13, 2019
that pivotal moment
March 13, 2019
until God prevails
March 13, 2019
fight the world, hold onto God
March 13, 2019
holding on for a blessing - 2
March 13, 2019
transformed - 3
March 13, 2019
changed forever - 2
March 13, 2019
transformed, redeemed
March 13, 2019
a new name in God
March 12, 2019
wrestling with God
March 12, 2019
the deceiver
March 12, 2019
for a bowl of stew
March 12, 2019
broken, shattered
March 12, 2019
useful for the kingdom
March 12, 2019
within our broken flesh
March 12, 2019
a heart for God
March 12, 2019
pour words into me
edited March 11, 2019
give God your shattered pieces – v3
edited March 11, 2019
give God your shattered pieces – v2
edited/ new name March 11, 2019
give God your shattered pieces
March 11, 2019
give God your pieces
March 11, 2019
even though we are broken - 2
March 11, 2019
wear your scars
March 11, 2019
the foolish to train the wise
March 11, 2019
broken vessels
March 11, 2019
broken people - 2
March 11, 2019
offering a sacrifice
March 11, 2019
still fighting
March 11, 2019
fighting brothers
March 10, 2019
a childless father
March 10, 2019
fearful, telling lies
March 10, 2019
wait on God
March 10, 2019
straying from the path – 2
March 10, 2019
Abram went
March 9, 2019
father of many nations
March 9, 2019
within our brokenness - 2
March 9, 2019
8AM Live
part 5 of series – Epic Failures – Aaron and Miriam
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 8, 2019
8AM Live
part 4 of series – Epic Failures - Moses
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 7, 2019
8AM Live
part 3 of series – Epic Failures - Jacob
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 6, 2019
8AM Live
part 2 of series – Epic Failures - Abraham
by Pastor Ruth Foss
&
March 9, 2019
blessed are the broken
March 9, 2019
blessed are those who are broken
March 9, 2019
God’s broken vessels
edited March 9, 2019
one sacrifice for us all – v2
March 9, 2019
one sacrifice for us all
March 9, 2019
equal wages
March 9, 2019
God raises up the humble
March 9, 2019
God exalts the meek
March 9, 2019
content in the moment
March 9, 2019
model meekness, humbleness
March 9, 2019
broken but useful in God’s hand
March 9, 2019
we are saved in Christ – 2
March 9, 2019
believing their lies
March 9, 2019
epic failures - 2
March 5, 2019
8AM Live
part 1 of series – Epic Failures
Colossian 1:13-14
Matthew 20:1-16
by Pastor Ruth Foss

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 52,660+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Thursday, March 05, 2020

we carry this burden – v2

We carry this burden
the pain so familiar
things we won’t let go of
that we won’t give to God -
Nothing He has given
(She, if you prefer),
our Creator doesn’t work that way;
God is good, all the time,
wanting the best for us
for us to come to Him
to sit in His loving arms
to rest at His feet.
We carry this burden
the weight of the world
not giving anything over
into the hands of our Lord.


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edited March 5, 2020
we carry this burden – v2

August 2, 2014
we carry this burden
Psalm 33:30-22
Psalm 25:1-3
Romans 8:30-32
Matthew 11:28-30
Sermon 3 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon Series on Prayer
Bumpy Bead – Letting Go
children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss
-          a broken set of prayer beads -  God can make something beautiful
of all the broken pieces: Dad can you fix this? Yes I can…
and sermon, “In the Letting Go We Find”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

July 13, 2014
&
June 29, 2014
Psalm 105:1-6 Common English Bible
Exodus 15:1-3 The Living Bible
Psalm 89:1-18 The Message Bible
Closing Hymn – “As the Deer”
Sermon 2 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon Series on Prayer
children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss
-          Sabbath rest, time with God outdoors, in nature
and sermon, “All My Adoration. . . !”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
June 29, 2014
&
June 22, 2014
Matthew 6:5-14
“Jesus Teaches About Prayer” (NCV)
(including Lord’s Prayer)
Romans 12:12
Ephesians 6:11-18
Sermon 1 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon Series on Prayer
children’s message by Ray Foss
-          God fills in the words we pray
based on Upper Room Daily Devotional for June 9, 2014
Romans 8:26 (NRSV)
Romans 8:22-27
Upper Room Daily Devotional
“Guided by the Spirit”
by Milly Ibanda
for March and April 2014
-          spontaneous prayer, wait for God’s answer
(based on Shanequa’s prayer for a puppy July 21, 2006)
opening and welcome by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon, “Stop, Look and Listen”
by Sally Drew
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
June 22, 2014

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 52,660+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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