I
looked aghast at the video
I
thought of his family
how
I would feel as his father
seeing
him in that condition, like that
left
in the street, abandoned
his
humanity intact,
though
they sought to take it from him
making
the victim out to be guilty
a
body uncovered, left, exposed,
where
the bullets found him
this
young man gunned down
seemingly
for no reason
a
body uncovered, watched,
left
on the hot pavement, the street
his
blood in a pool, before him,
the
stain of their shame, the shooting,
callous
indifference, of authority,
of
the cries of his parents, his loved ones,
his
neighbors watching, seeing,
that
they didn’t seem to care.
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edited January 18, 2016
a body uncovered – v3
(editing version 2)
edited August 17, 2014
a body uncovered – v2
August 17, 2014
a body uncovered
praying about Ferguson,
Missouri after Michael Brown
shooting and its aftermath
showing again the racism
in America and how far we
have to go to achieve the
Reverend Doctor Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s
“I Have A Dream” speech as
a reality in this country
&
John 17:6-19
Christ’s prayer for his
disciples
John 17:20-25
Christ’s prayer for all believers
Sermon 7 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer
Sermon Series on Prayer
Green Bead – Your Special
Concern
children’s message
-
Mystery Box
– picture of our cat Moe sleeping
-
God wants us to
be at rest, at peace
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and
sermon, “A Weight Upon the Heart”
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 17,
2014
&
prayer of the people
printed in the bulletin,
including the following
prayer:
“For our church that it
may be safe for all people
and an active witness to
the truth of Jesus Christ.”
Genesis 32:22-28 Common
English Bible
Psalm 139:1-14 NIV Bible
Sermon 6 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer
Sermon Series on Prayer
Grey, Black and White, Day
and Night Bead – Spiritual Struggles
children’s message
-
Mystery Box
– dog treats and squeaky ball
-
God gives us
treats
-
God wants us to
play
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and
sermon, “G.W.E.” (God Wrestling Entertainment)
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
August 3,
2014
&
Romans 10:12-15 (GOD’S
WORD Translation)
Luke 12:12-15
Luke 12:1-6 Common English Bible
“The Long and Winding Road” The Beatles
Sermon 5 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer
Sermon Series on Prayer
Stepping Stone Bead –
Journey of Faith
children’s message by Ellen
Alward Dickinson
reading story – A Black
Bear and Four Boys
and
sermon, “A Long And Winding Road”
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
July 27,
2014
&
Psalm 37:5-7 (Common English Bible)
1 Kings 19:9-23 (NIV Bible)
Sermon 4 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer
Sermon Series on Prayer
Bead with a Hole - Silence
children’s message by
Pastor Ruth Foss
-
Mystery Box
- a blank space
-
God starts with a
blank canvas,
God fills in the picture until
a masterpiece
is created and we come home
and
sermon, “Is Silence Really Golden?”
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
July 20,
2014
&
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
-
Mystery Box
– 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
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
-
Mystery Box
–
-
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
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