Showing posts with label Dream UMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dream UMC. Show all posts

Saturday, February 18, 2017

retying the threads – v3


A pull on the fabric
the image becoming broken
shattered, fragile, within our hands

threads pulled, fiber by fiber,
from the living tapestry, the image
now incomplete, unfinished,

now is the time for reflection
for action, for prayer,
for retying the threads

retying the threads
returning them to the circle
to our living hope in Christ Jesus
our Savior and Lord.

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edited February 18, 2017
retying the threads – v3

edited February 10, 2017
retying the threads – v2
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
edited July 25, 2015
gathering mud – v4
(editing version 3)
edited July 9, 2015
gathering mud – v3
(editing original)
edited June 24, 2015
gathering mud – v2
June 24, 2015
gathering mud
 (adding other tags for creation story cross-reference)
Bible Study – Inspired by the Word
(on other creation stories)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 23, 2015
&
June 23, 2015
may we be tied, united
June 23, 2015
may we be tied
June 23, 2015
living stones – 2
June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
&
June 22, 2015
We pray for our sisters, our brothers
@dreamUMC #dreamumc tweetup on Charleston shooting
June 22, 2015
&
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
worship guides
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Act of Repentance
by Pat Warrior Woman Parent
Recap of Friday sessions
extract of sermon
Bishop Palmer
Recap of Saturday sessions
bible study on Luke 10 (Good Samaritan)
led by Bishop Palmer
worship
Laity Address
by Janet O’Neill
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 43,230 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth Foss, spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, umc, circle, prayer,  creation story, Turtle Island, native wisdom, mother earth,

#UMC @marciamcfee #God #love #hope #prayer #Spirit #creationstory #TurtleIsland #circle #motherearth
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#NEAC15, Christ, Dream UMC, GC2016, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, NEAC15, NEUMC, New England, Northern Maine District, Pastor Ruth Foss, spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, umc, United  Methodist, prayer,

#NEAC15 #NEUMC #UMC #GC2016 @marciamcfee #God #Christ #love #grace #hope #Methodist #UnitedMethodist #prayer #Spirit

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

living stones – 2

living stones, pieces,
threads of the fabric
pulling toward one another
one circle in God
living stones, gathered,
cords stronger together
one circle growing, expanding
within the love of God.

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June 23, 2015
living stones – 2

June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Recap of Friday sessions
Recap of Saturday sessions

&
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,980+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

part of the body, of the circle

we are united together
part of the body, of the circle
we are stronger in union
no part left out
we are crippled by exclusion
by those we shun
none should be outside the circle,
God’s circle of love.

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June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle

June 23, 2015
healing the breach
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Recap of Friday sessions
Recap of Saturday sessions

&
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,980+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

healing the breach

may we be about the work
of healing the breach in the circle
of gathering the pieces
as a potter gathering shards
the broken pieces of pottery
putting the clay back on the wheel
adding the water of life
the breath of the Spirit
the healing grace to change us
to make us more like Christ
come into the mending season
join our stones together
healing the breach to the circle
gathered in Your arms of love

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June 23, 2015
healing the breach

June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Recap of Friday sessions
Recap of Saturday sessions

&
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,980+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

picking up the pieces

we are tasked to move forward
picking up the pieces
the broken shards, the torn threads
the hurting, living stones,
of the temple, of the body,
of the living house of prayer

we must reflect on the pain
the anger of the moment
the confusion of process
our failure to love
to be loving to our siblings
all of us children of God

we are to move beyond this moment
but to learn from this experience, these emotions,
this anguish that we are feeling
that somehow something precious was lost
when we were trying to do Your work
but failing to be the church

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June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces

June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Recap of Friday sessions
Recap of Saturday sessions

&
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,980+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

like a glass plate shattered

a round beautiful glass bowl
gathered, illumined on the altar,
a fragile glass plate shattered
broken circles, shards only
feeling broken, untied
separated one from the other
within the bar, the circle, this home
needing the Holy Spirit
to fall again upon us
to make our words holy
speaking in love to each other
within the circle God created
retying the pulled threads from the fabric
until we again are united,
brothers and sisters in love.

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June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered

June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Recap of Friday sessions
Recap of Saturday sessions

&
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,980+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

retying the threads

the pull on the fabric
the image becoming broken
threads pulled fiber by fiber
from the living tapestry
now is the time for reflection
for action, for prayer
retying the threads
returning them to the circle
to our living hope in Christ.

=====
edited February 18, 2017
retying the threads – v3
edited February 10, 2017
retying the threads – v2
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
edited July 25, 2015
gathering mud – v4
(editing version 3)
edited July 9, 2015
gathering mud – v3
(editing original)
edited June 24, 2015
gathering mud – v2
June 24, 2015
gathering mud
 (adding other tags for creation story cross-reference)
Bible Study – Inspired by the Word
(on other creation stories)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 23, 2015
&
June 23, 2015
may we be tied, united
June 23, 2015
may we be tied
June 23, 2015
living stones – 2
June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
&
June 22, 2015
We pray for our sisters, our brothers
@dreamUMC #dreamumc tweetup on Charleston shooting
June 22, 2015
&
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
worship guides
NEUMC Photos
my photos
Worship Director Marcia McFee
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
Recap of Thursday sessions
Act of Repentance
by Pat Warrior Woman Parent
Recap of Friday sessions
extract of sermon
Bishop Palmer
Recap of Saturday sessions
bible study on Luke 10 (Good Samaritan)
led by Bishop Palmer
worship
Laity Address
by Janet O’Neill
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 43,230 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth Foss, spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, umc, circle, prayer,  creation story, Turtle Island, native wisdom, mother earth,

#UMC @marciamcfee #God #love #hope #prayer #Spirit #creationstory #TurtleIsland #circle #motherearth #Christ
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#NEAC15, Christ, Dream UMC, GC2016, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, NEAC15, NEUMC, New England, Northern Maine District, Pastor Ruth Foss, spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, umc, United  Methodist, prayer,

#NEAC15 #NEUMC #UMC #GC2016 @marciamcfee #God #Christ #love #grace #hope #Methodist #UnitedMethodist #prayer #Spirit