A just peace must rise – v2

A just peace must rise
after the crucible of terror
victory is only the first step
the entry into a new age…
 
A just peace must rise
to be safe within our spirits,
peace that passes understanding,
a just peace that will last…
 
A just peace must rise
from the terror, the carnage,
secure in our bodies, our lands,
safe from a new attack…
 
A just peace must rise
for there to be security,
the stain of war in the past,
never to rise again…
 
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Edited June 29, 2024
A just peace must rise – v2
 
June 29, 2024
X post by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
https://x.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1806999435559289050
at @DubrovnikForum in Croatia
Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-cries-of-these-people-v2.html
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end-v2.html
 
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Listen to the cries of these people – v2

Listen to the cries of these people,
in hope, in despair, in protest,
crying out for the world
to come to their aid, to care…
 
Listen to the cries of these people,
noble, resolute, courageous,
carrying a heavy burden,
one we would not choose…
 
Listen to the cries of these people,
For support, for justice, for peace,
Guiding us into a future, a promise,
Hope for the days ahead…
 
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Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people – v2
 
June 28, 2024
May the carnage end
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end.html
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Happiness is here

Happiness is here,
In this moment, this present,
Each second is precious,
Every breath is a manifestation,
Of our joy, God’s presence,
The sustaining of our lives…
 
Happiness is here,
If we will look up, be joyful,
Cherishing this now, this present,
Not looking behind us, to a future,
But embracing joy right now,
The present a gift from God…
 
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June 29, 2024
Happiness is here
 
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Show me Your perfect Law

Show me Your perfect Law, oh God,
Show me Your ways,
Teach me to walk in righteousness,
Forever, all of my days…
 
Show me Your ways, oh God,
Teach me Your perfect law,
Show me the path before me,
The way that I must go…
 
Show me Your perfect Law, oh God,
Hear my spirit’s cry to You,
Lead me in the path You have written,
Show me my path, oh God…
 
Show me Your ways, oh God,
Lead me in paths of righteousness,
Guard me on all sides, in Your power,
Let me walk in Your light…
 
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June 29, 2024
Show me Your perfect Law
 
June 29, 2024
Show me Your ways, oh God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/show-me-your-ways-oh-god.html
Based on #Psalm119:25-32
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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We must be careful, mindful

We must be careful, mindful,
Before we open our mouths,
Before we click on these keyboards,
Before we press send…
 
Every word that we speak has power,
We must choose them wisely,
We must think about what we say,
Before we press send…
 
We can love, we can hate,
We can heal, we can destroy,
We must be careful, we must be mindful,
Before we press send…
 
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June 29, 2024
We must be careful, mindful
 
Edited June 29, 2024
We send ripples of energy through the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-send-ripples-of-energy-through.html
June 29, 2024
A just peace must rise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-just-peace-must-rise.html
June 28, 2024
ripples of energy through the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/ripples-of-energy-through-universe.html
Edited/new name June 28, 2024
We have power, our voices are important – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-have-power-our-voices-are-important.html
June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important_28.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important.html
 
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Show me Your ways, oh God

Show me Your ways, oh God,
Teach me Your perfect law,
Show me the path before me,
The way that I must go…
 
Show me Your ways, oh God,
Lead me in paths of righteousness,
Guard me on all sides, in Your power,
Let me walk in Your light…
 
--------------
June 29, 2024
Show me Your ways, oh God
 
Based on #Psalm119:25-32
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Eyes that will smile again – v2

I see eyes that will smile again,
Where joy that will be resurgent,
Life in the simple things,
A sense of calm, at peace…
 
This is my prayer, my friend,
From my spirit, my heart,
That you would again feel joy,
That this weight would be removed…
 
You all have struggled, valiantly,
You have fought evil for too long,
But God has walked with you,
His Spirit will lift you up…
 
Yes, your eyes will smile again,
Seeing life in all its fullness, beauty,
Simple joys will wash over you, again,
Your spirit will be renewed…
 
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Edited June 29, 2024
Eyes that will smile again – v2
 
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/soulful-eyes-v3.html
 
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We send ripples of energy through the universe

Our voices have power, meaning, importance,
we are more than our position, our station,
We send ripples of energy through the universe,
we can manifest a brighter future, a more just world…
 
We have power, our voices matter,
no matter what others may say,
We can lift up one another, sharing,
our lives, our calling, our purpose,
offering love along the way…
 
We can manifest a brighter future, a more just world,
we send ripples of energy through the universe,
We are more than our position, our station,
our voices have power, meaning, importance…
 
We have the power to change the world…
 
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Edited June 29, 2024
We send ripples of energy through the universe

June 29, 2024

A just peace must rise

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-just-peace-must-rise.html

June 28, 2024
ripples of energy through the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/ripples-of-energy-through-universe.html
Edited/new name June 28, 2024
We have power, our voices are important – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-have-power-our-voices-are-important.html
June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important_28.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important.html
 
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A just peace must rise

A just peace must rise
After the crucible of terror
Victory only the first step
Entering a new age…
 
A just peace must rise
To be safe within our spirits,
A peace that passes understanding,
A just peace that will last…
 
A just peace must rise
From the terror, the carnage,
Safe in our bodies, our lands,
Safe from a new attack…
 
A just peace must rise
For there to be security,
The stain of war in the past,
Never to rise again…
 
----------
June 29, 2024
A just peace must rise
 
June 29, 2024
X post by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
https://x.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1806999435559289050
at @DubrovnikForum in Croatia
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end-v2.html
June 28, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-cries-of-these-people.html
June 28, 2024
Eyes that will smile again
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/eyes-that-will-smile-again.html
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/soulful-eyes-v3.html
 
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Imperishable, immortal

Imperishable, immortal,
Dead in the flesh, we will rise,
We will rise to the highest heaven,
At the trumpet’s call…
 
Imperishable, immortal,
Our earthly flesh transfigured,
We will rise as light creatures,
As we rise through the skies…
 
Imperishable, immortal,
Light beings, ascendant, rising,
Joining God in the highest heaven,
At the trumpet’s call…
 
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June 29, 2024
Imperishable, immortal
 
June 29, 2024
Our bodies will have no mass
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/our-bodies-will-have-no-mass.html
Edited June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-rise-with-trumpet-blast-v2.html
June 29, 2024
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/not-like-caterpillar-becoming-butterfly.html
Edited June 28, 2024
We will be transformed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html
Based on #1Corinthians15:51-58
 
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Our bodies will have no mass

In a twinkling of an eye, an instant,
Our bodies will be transfigured,
Gravity will not hold us, we will rise,
We will rise with the trumpet blast
Rising to our Savior’s call…
 
Our bodies will have no mass,
Air will be our brother,
Physics will no longer hold us
Gravity will be a laugh,
As we rise up to heaven…
 
Joy will wash over us, transcendent,
As we are freed from earthly bodies,
Broken clay, mortal flesh,
Will be transformed, transfigured,
We will become beings of light…
 
Our flesh will become light, water,
Gravity will no longer hold us,
Air will be our brother,
Rising up to heaven, light beings,
Rising to our Savior’s call…
 
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June 29, 2024
Our bodies will have no mass
 
Edited June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-rise-with-trumpet-blast-v2.html
June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast – v1
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-rise-with-trumpet-blast.html
Stanza 1
June 29, 2024
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/not-like-caterpillar-becoming-butterfly.html
Edited June 28, 2024
We will be transformed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html
Based on 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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We will rise with the trumpet blast – v2

In a twinkling of an eye, an instant,
Our bodies will be transfigured,
Gravity will not hold us, we will rise,
We will rise with the trumpet blast
Angels calling us homeward,
Our bodies no longer mortal flesh,
Rising to our Savior’s call…
 
Gravity will no longer hold us,
Our flesh will become light, water,
Rising up to heaven, light beings,
to our permanent home, paradise,
The place that has been prepared
Before the beginning of time,
Rising to our Savior’s call…
 
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Edited June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast – v2
 
June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast – v1
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-rise-with-trumpet-blast.html
Stanza 1
June 29, 2024
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/not-like-caterpillar-becoming-butterfly.html
Edited June 28, 2024
We will be transformed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html
Based on 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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We will rise with the trumpet blast

In a twinkling of an eye, an instant,
Our bodies will be transfigured,
Gravity will not hold us, we will rise,
We will rise with the trumpet blast
Angels calling us homeward,
Our bodies no longer mortal flesh,
Rising to our Savior’s call…
 
--------------
June 29, 2024
We will rise with the trumpet blast
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-rise-with-trumpet-blast.html
June 29, 2024
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/not-like-caterpillar-becoming-butterfly.html
Edited June 28, 2024
We will be transformed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html
Based on 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly

A promise of this scripture, our bodies,
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly,
Far more profound, more wonderful,
Our bodies, our lives transformed,
Not from one state to another
But from mortal to immortality
Rising up to the highest heaven
To live in paradise…
 
To live in paradise,
Rising up to the highest heaven
Transformed from mortal to immortality
Moving from life to life eternal, infinity, alive,
Our bodies, our lives transcendent, illumined,
Becoming, far more profound, more wonderful,
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, human,
But a promise of this scriptures, our bodies in heaven
Alive, living with eternal God…
 
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June 29, 2024
Not like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
 
Edited June 28, 2024
We will be transformed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html
Based on 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Keeping our demons at bay – v2

Christ knows all too well
that primal adrenaline rush,
darkness, our carnal nature,
that yearns to steal our bodies,
that speaks in nights of chaos,
poison, our hearts racing in flight…
 
Keeping our demons at bay
holding onto Christ Jesus,
calling Him in the darkness,
for the Spirit to rise within us
to push the demons out
to have peace within our bodies…
 
An ancient struggle repeating,
our higher brain ascendent,
reason battling the forces,
deep within, the terror,
the demons, the beast waiting,
to catch us in our weakness…
 
Keeping our demons at bay,
in the power of Christ Jesus,
cleaving to our Savior,
the Lamb on His throne,
He knows all too well the names,
of each and every demon…
 
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Edited June 28, 2024
Keeping our demons at bay – v2
 
Based on #1Peter2:9-17
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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May the carnage end – v2

May humanity rise up
to support Ukraine
in its existential fight
to defend itself,
to defeat terror and
genocide raining upon
its people and its nation…
 
May the carnage end
may the shelling be defeated,
air defenses installed,
to protect these people
this ancient land in Europe,
the skies freed of terror
so a just peace may rise…
 
May the world not look away,
ay their resolve be supported,
the time for action continues,
more must be done right now
to heal the broken, to raise up
the warriors, the heroes, this people,
to prove they are not alone…
 
----------
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
 
June 28, 2024
May the carnage end
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end.html
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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ripples of energy through the universe

Our voices have power, importance, meaning,
we are more than our position, our station,
sending ripples of energy through the universe,
we can manifest a brighter future…
 
We have power, our voices matter,
no matter what others may say,
lifting up one another, sharing,
offering love along the way…
 
We can manifest a brighter future,
sending ripples of energy through the universe,
we are more than our position, our station,
our voices have power, importance, meaning...
 
We have the power to change the world…
 
-------------- 

June 28, 2024

ripples of energy through the universe

Edited/new name June 28, 2024
We have power, our voices are important – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-have-power-our-voices-are-important.html
June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important_28.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important.html
 
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We have power, our voices are important - v2

We have power, our voices are important,
We must speak our truth, our hope, life,
Even in darkness, when we cannot see light,
When we feel small, inconsequential,
When we feel broken, damaged, insignificant,
We can send ripples through the universe,
Energy, a Butterfly Effect through time…
 
We have power, our voices are important,
No matter our position, our station,
We must not consider ourselves unworthy,
We can rise up like the rest, together,
A mighty army of truth, of love, of light,
Setting the world back together, confident,
Energy, a Butterfly Effect through time…
 
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Edited/new name June 28, 2024
We have power, our voices are important – v2
 
June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important_28.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important.html
 
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Of course, our voices are important

Of course, our voices are important,
We must speak our truth, our hope,
Even in darkness, when we cannot see light,
When we feel inconsequential, small,
When we feel broken, damaged,
We can send ripples, through the universe,
A Butterfly Effect through time…
 
Of course, our voices are important,
No matter our position, our station,
We must not consider ourselves unworthy,
We can rise up like the rest, together,
A mighty army of truth, of love, of light,
Setting the world back together, confident,
A Butterfly Effect through time…
 
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June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
 
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-course-our-voices-are-important.html
 
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Of course, our voices are important.

Of course, our voices are important,
We must speak our truth, our hope,
Even in darkness, when we cannot see light,
When we feel inconsequential, small,
When we feel broken, damaged,
We can send ripples, through the universe,
A Butterfly Effect through time…
 
Of course, our voices are important,
No matter our position, our station,
We must not consider ourselves unworthy,
We can rise up like the rest, together,
A mighty army of truth, of love, of light,
Setting the world back together, confident,
A Butterfly Effect through time…
 
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June 28, 2024
Of course, our voices are important.
 
 
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We will be transformed – v2

We will be transformed
our bodies will be transfigured
We will have life anew
we will rise up to heaven…
 
We will be raised from the dead,
those living will be changed in a twinkling,
Our flesh will become eternal
as we traverse the sky…
 
We will be transformed
rising with Christ to heaven,
Our bodies will be renewed
we will don eternal flesh…


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Edited June 28, 2024

We will be transformed – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed-v2.html

June 28, 2024
We will be transformed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-will-be-transformed.html
Based on #1Corinthians15:51-58
I excitedly ran outside after I took a picture of this poem before I even posted it because I wanted to read it aloud to my sister as she was about to head home, sitting in the car in the driveway. Do you see what this scripture says, we will rise in immortal bodies, transformed from flesh to eternal as we are rising to heaven. How amazing is that. This is a Volume Up poem...
 
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Listen to the cries of these people

Listen to the cries of these people,
In hope, in despair, in protest,
Crying out for the world
To come to their aid, to care…
 
Listen to the cries of these people,
Noble, resolute, courageous,
Carrying a heavy burden,
One we would not choose…
 
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June 28, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people
 
June 28, 2024
May the carnage end
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end.html
 
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We will be transformed

We will be transformed
our bodies will be transfigured
We will have life anew
we will rise up to heaven…
 
We will be raised from the dead,
the living will be changed in a twinkling,
Our flesh will become eternal
as we traverse the sky…
 
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June 28, 2024
We will be transformed
 
Based on #1Corinthians15:51-58
 
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May the carnage end in #Ukraine

May humanity rise
to support Ukraine
in its existential fight
to defend itself,
to defeat terror and
genocide raining upon
its people and its nation...
 
May the carnage end
may the shelling be defeated,
air defenses installed,
to protect these people
this ancient land in Europe,
the skies freed of terror
so a just peace may rise…
 
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June 28, 2024
May the carnage end
 
 
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Keeping our demons at bay

He knows all too well
that primal adrenaline rush,
darkness, our carnal nature,
that yearns to steal our bodies,
that speaks in nights of chaos,
poison, our hearts racing in flight…
 
Keeping our demons at bay
holding onto Christ Jesus,
calling Him in the darkness,
for the Spirit to rise within us
to push the demons out
to have peace in our bodies…
 
An ancient struggle repeating,
our higher brain ascendent,
reason battling the forces,
deep within, the terror,
the demons, the beast waiting,
to catch us in our weakness…
 
Keeping our demons at bay,
in the power of Christ Jesus,
cleaving to our Savior,
the Lamb on His throne,
He knows all too well the names,
of each and every demon…
 
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June 28, 2024
Keeping our demons at bay
 
Edited June 18, 2024
Rebuke Evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/rebuke-evil-v2.html
Based on #1Peter2:9-17
 
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Eyes that will smile again

Eyes that will smile again,
Joy that will be resurgent,
Life in the simple things,
A sense of calm, at peace…
 
This is my prayer, my friend,
From my spirit, my heart,
That you would again feel joy,
This weight would be lifted off…
 
You all have struggled,
Fought evil for too long,
But God has walked with you,
His Spirit will lift you up…
 
Yes, your eyes will smile again,
Life in all its fullness, beauty,
Simple joys will wash over you,
Your spirit will be renewed…
 
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June 28, 2024
Eyes that will smile again
 
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/soulful-eyes-v3.html
 
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Put on the flesh of Christ - v2

Die to your old self, reborn,
put on the flesh of Christ,
Walk redeemed, in your spirit,
live your life for God…
 
Stay firm in your faith,
put on the risen Christ,
Do not put on the flesh of sin,
once you have been born again…
 
Die to sin, to your past,
walk in the light of God,
Put on the flesh of Christ,
your Savior seated on high…
 
Hold fast to your faith,
put on the risen Christ,
Walk in His ways, His light,
let the Spirit guide your steps…
 
Die to the world, to the flesh,
set your sights on Christ,
Live as a redeemed people,
put on the flesh of Christ…
 
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Merged June 28, 2024
Put on the flesh of Christ – v2
 
June 28, 2024
Put on the flesh of Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/put-on-flesh-of-christ.html
June 27, 2024
Do not put on the flesh of sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/do-not-put-on-flesh-of-sin.html
June 27, 2024
We must live a new life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-must-live-new-life.html
Edited June 27, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v3.html
June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dead-to-sin-alive-in-christ.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
 
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Put on the flesh of Christ

Die to your old self, reborn,
Put on the flesh of Christ,
Walk redeemed, in your spirit,
Live your life for God…
 
Die to sin, to your past,
Walk in the light,
Put on the flesh of Christ,
Your Savior seated on high…
 
Die to the world, the flesh,
Set your sights on Christ,
Live as redeemed people,
Put on the flesh of Christ…
 
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June 28, 2024
Put on the flesh of Christ
 
June 27, 2024
Do not put on the flesh of sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/do-not-put-on-flesh-of-sin.html
June 27, 2024
We must live a new life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-must-live-new-life.html
Edited June 27, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v3.html
June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dead-to-sin-alive-in-christ.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
 
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God is beside the brokenhearted – v2

God is beside the brokenhearted,
in our storms, in our struggles,
God’s Spirit dwells within us,
breathing life, forever, as close as breath…
 
Christ has gone before us,
He has saved and redeemed us,
We are now beloved children,
sons and daughters of the Most High God…
 
God is beside the brokenhearted,
He will never leave of forsake us,
God’s Spirit is within us, indwelling,
beside us, with us always, as close as breath…
 
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Edited June 28, 2024
God is beside the brokenhearted – v2
 
Edited June 23, 2024
In the depths of our sorrow – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/in-depths-of-our-sorrow-v3.html
Edited June 23, 2024
God holds the brokenhearted – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/god-holds-brokenhearted-v2.html
Edited June 22, 2024
God is right beside us – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/god-is-right-beside-us-v2.html
Based on #Psalm34:18
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and
saves those who are crushed in spirit."
 
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Do not put on the flesh of sin

Stay firm in your faith,
Put on the risen Christ,
Do not put on the flesh of sin,
Once you have been born again…
 
Hold fast to your faith,
Put on the risen Christ,
Walk in His ways, His light,
Let the Spirit guide your steps…
 
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June 27, 2024
Do not put on the flesh of sin
 
June 27, 2024
We must live a new life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/we-must-live-new-life.html
Edited June 27, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v3.html
June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dead-to-sin-alive-in-christ.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
 
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We must live a new life

We must live a new life,
Redeemed from our sin,
Raised from the dead, alive,
We walk in light, are saved…
 
We must live a new life,
Resurrected in Christ,
Washed clean of our sin,
We are born again, by grace…
 
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June 27, 2024
We must live a new life
 
Edited June 27, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v3.html
June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dead-to-sin-alive-in-christ.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
Based on #1Peter3:7-12
Based on #Colossians3:1-10
Based on #Isaiah40:18-31
Based on #Psalm86
Based on #Joshua1:6-9
Based on #1Peter2:9-17
Based on #Romans8:1-10
Based on #Colossians1:13-29
Based on #1Corinthians6:15-20
Based on #Jeremiah1:1-8
Based on #1Corinthians12:12-27
Based on #Deuteronomy31:1-8
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Colossians2:1-10
Based on #Lamentations3:19-33
Based on #Psalm34
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Proverbs2:1-5
Based on #James5:16
Based on #Proverbs27:17
Based on #Lamentations3:22-24
 
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Under the protection of grace – v3

We walk by faith not by sight,
We are saved by grace alone,
not by our own efforts, our good deeds,
None of us are worthy of God’s grace,
yet it is by grace that we each are saved…
 
We dwell not under the law,
slaves to sin, to eternal death,
We live under the protection of grace,
the love of our Savior, our Master,
yes, it is by God’s grace that we are saved…
 
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Edited June 27, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v3
 
June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dead-to-sin-alive-in-christ.html
Edited June 8, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v2.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
Based on #1Peter3:7-12
Based on #Colossians3:1-10
Based on #Isaiah40:18-31
Based on #Psalm86
Based on #Joshua1:6-9
Based on #1Peter2:9-17
Based on #Romans8:1-10
Based on #Colossians1:13-29
Based on #1Corinthians6:15-20
Based on #Jeremiah1:1-8
Based on #1Corinthians12:12-27
Based on #Deuteronomy31:1-8
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Colossians2:1-10
Based on #Lamentations3:19-33
Based on #Psalm34
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Proverbs2:1-5
Based on #James5:16
Based on #Proverbs27:17
Based on #Lamentations3:22-24
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

Dead to sin, alive in Christ,
Reborn, we are restored,
Healed from the breach
Of our rebellion, our shame,
We are united in Christ…
 
Dead to sin, alive in Christ,
Healed forevermore,
We have life in the Spirit,
Within the vine of Christ,
We walk in righteousness…
 
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June 27, 2024
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
 
Edited June 8, 2024
Under the protection of grace – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/under-protection-of-grace-v2.html
Based on #Romans6:1-18
Based on #1Peter3:7-12
Based on #Colossians3:1-10
Based on #Isaiah40:18-31
Based on #Psalm86
Based on #Joshua1:6-9
Based on #1Peter2:9-17
Based on #Romans8:1-10
Based on #Colossians1:13-29
Based on #1Corinthians6:15-20
Based on #Jeremiah1:1-8
Based on #1Corinthians12:12-27
Based on #Deuteronomy31:1-8
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Colossians2:1-10
Based on #Lamentations3:19-33
Based on #Psalm34
Based on #Hebrews10:23-39
Based on #Proverbs2:1-5
Based on #James5:16
Based on #Proverbs27:17
Based on #Lamentations3:22-24
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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God will turn His face against you

God will turn His face against you,
If you choose to do evil,
God inclines His ear to the righteous,
To their unending prayer…
 
Turn from evil, from the flesh,
Cleave to God’s scripture,
Lean to hear God’s Spirit,
Speaking to your heart…
 
God will turn His face toward you,
As you walk in Christ’s light,
Let the Spirit lead you,
In your walk, in this life…
 
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June 27, 2024
God will turn His face against you
 
Edited/ merged/ new name June 27, 2024
turn from evil and do good
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/turn-from-evil-and-do-good.html
Edited/ new name June 27, 2024
be compassionate and humble
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/be-compassionate-and-humble.html
June 27, 2024
Keep your tongue from evil
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/keep-your-tongue-from-evil.html
June 27, 2024
repay evil with blessing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/repay-evil-with-blessing.html
Based on 1 Peter 3:7-12
Based on Colossians 3:1-10
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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turn from evil and do good

Let heaven fill your thoughts,
the Lamb seated upon His throne,
Set your sights on Jesus,
the perfecter of our faith…
 
Be compassionate and humble,
keep your tongue from evil,
let love guide you, lead you
your lips from deceitful speech…
 
Love one another,
repay evil with blessing,
Be compassionate, humble,
as you live, as you walk…
 
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it,
Find ways to walk more humbly,
with your neighbors, and with God…
 
Keep your tongue from evil
your lips from deceitful speech,
Let love guide you, lead you,
in every action you take in life…
 
Let heaven fill your thoughts,
reject every evil desire,
Set your sights on Jesus,
the perfecter of our faith…
 
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Edited/ merged/ new name June 27, 2024
turn from evil and do good
 
Edited/ new name June 27, 2024
be compassionate and humble
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/be-compassionate-and-humble.html
June 27, 2024
Keep your tongue from evil
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/keep-your-tongue-from-evil.html
June 27, 2024
repay evil with blessing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/repay-evil-with-blessing.html
Based on 1 Peter 3:7-12
Based on Colossians 3:1-10
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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be compassionate and humble

be compassionate and humble,
keep your tongue from evil,
your lips from deceitful speech,
let love guide you, lead you
in every word, every thought,
in every action you take in life…
 
for you were called for a purpose,
you are a witness, a vessel,
to be love, to walk in light,
the Spirit was breathed within you,
to carry the message of Jesus,
the light to save the world…
 
let God’s love heal your, guide you,
on your journey, on your path,
shun evil, the world, the flesh,
be compassionate and humble,
seeking the best for everyone,
in every moment of your life…
 
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Edited/ new name June 27, 2024
be compassionate and humble
 
June 27, 2024
Keep your tongue from evil
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/keep-your-tongue-from-evil.html
June 27, 2024
repay evil with blessing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/repay-evil-with-blessing.html
Based on 1 Peter 3:7-12
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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keep your tongue from evil

keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech,
let love guide you, lead you,
in every word, every thought,
in every action you take in life…
 
for you were called for a purpose,
you are a witness, a vessel,
to be love, to walk in light,
to carry the message of Jesus,
the light to save the world…
 
keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech,
let God’s love heal your, guide you,
on your journey, on your path,
in every moment of your life…
 
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June 27, 2024
Keep your tongue from evil
 
June 27, 2024
repay evil with blessing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/repay-evil-with-blessing.html
Based on 1 Peter 3:7-12
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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repay evil with blessing

Love one another,
Repay evil with blessing,
Be compassionate, humble,
As you live, as you walk…
 
Share God’s abundance,
Shun evil thoughts,
Live into the promise,
The love of Almighty God…
 
Love one another,
Be a beacon of light,
Live into your calling,
Your purpose for God…
 
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June 27, 2024
repay evil with blessing
 
Based on 1 Peter 3:7-12
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Let heaven fill your thoughts – v3

Let heaven fill your thoughts,
the Lamb seated upon His throne,
Set your sights on Jesus,
the perfecter of our faith…
 
Set your sights on Jesus,
on your future home in heaven,
Conform your steps, your life,
to the ways of the risen Christ…
 
Let heaven fill your thoughts,
reject every evil desire,
Set your sights on Jesus,
the perfecter of our faith…
 
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Edited June 27, 2024
Let heaven fill your thoughts – v3
 
June 26, 2024
Focus on the Divine
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-divine.html  
June 26, 2024
Rid yourself of evil
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/rid-yourself-of-evil.html
Edited June 20, 2024
Let heaven fill your thoughts – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/let-heaven-fill-your-thoughts-v2.html
Edited June 20, 2024
Set your mind on Christ – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/set-your-mind-on-christ-v2.html
Based on Colossians 3:1-10
Hebrews 12:1-3
 
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, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com ) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Facts become truth – v2

Facts become truth,
Truth becomes knowledge,
Knowledge becomes wisdom,
Wisdom informs actions,
Actions lead us forward,
Into our calling, our purpose,
To walk on right paths…
 
Facts are essential,
Truth important above all else,
Knowledge becomes wisdom,
And wisdom is power,
Power to overcome, to persevere,
Actions guide our steps forward
To walk on right paths…

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Edited June 27, 2024
Facts become truth – v2
 
June 27, 2024
Facts become truth
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/facts-become-truth.html
Edited June 26, 2024
A handful of coins – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-handful-of-coins-v3.html
 
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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Facts become truth

Facts become truth,
Truth becomes knowledge,
Knowledge becomes wisdom,
Wisdom informs actions,
Actions lead us forward,
To walk on right paths…
 
Facts are essential,
Truth above all else,
Knowledge becomes wisdom,
For wisdom is power,
Actions lead us forward
To walk on right paths…

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June 27, 2024
Facts become truth
 
Edited June 26, 2024
A handful of coins – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-handful-of-coins-v3.html
 
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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
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The pain on her face – v3

Seeing her little Star of David,
words in Hebrew, of love,
hanging around her neck,
anxiety imprinted on her face
asking her about this weekend,
terror in the Promised Land…
 
The pain on her face, searing,
palpable, so telling, present,
pausing to collect herself,
her one word "horrific", so correct,
bleeding from her lips, a prayer,
knowing there is more to come…
 
Sharing our faiths, our beliefs,
our collective humanity, pain,
all children of the same Father,
the one Creator, different sheep,
sharing the same story, the law,
all thinking about this present terror…

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Edited June 26, 2024
The pain on her face – v3
 
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
About a 70-year-old customer at Dollar General who said she has worn a
necklace with a little gold Star of David for 60 years; conversation a less than two days
after the international horror about the attack by Hamas on Israel October 7, 2023.
 
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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, pray, Pray for Israel, diaspora, war, Hamas, terror, Christian, Jew,
 
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