In Connection – v4

Part of the process,

like Christ, into the water,

a baptism into the faith

affirming the connection

with all who have gone before

into the waters with Christ.

Dying to the world, our old selves

up from the waters,

Beloved of God;

Living, worshiping together

in connection with our Lord

with our God.

Calling the indwelling of the Spirit

to change our lives

from the inside out;

Rising from the water

into a new life

a life in the Spirit of God.

-----------

edited September 30, 2015

In Connection – v4

(editing original)

edited December 2, 2014

In Connection – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/in-connection-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited November 11, 2014

In Connection – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-connection-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

In Connection

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-connection.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

African Choir

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

families from the Democratic Republic of Congo,

who suffered through the massacre of August 13, 2004,

at Gatumba, their refugee camp in Burundi

See - http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/africa/burundi/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410,

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Activists_remember_Burundi's_Gatumba_massacre

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/85

https://www.blogger.com/profile/14065022460836042568

New England United Methodist Conference

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

&

May 22, 2012

Reading Partners In Ministry of 5/22/2012 from Bishop Peter Weaver of New England Conference of the United Methodist Church

http://bishopweaver.blogspot.com/2012/05/general-conference-is-done-but-god-is.html

&

his quote from his Episcopal Address:

"If God can bring to life the crucified Christ, then surely God can bring to life a calcified church." 

&

listening again to Episcopal Address (sermon) by Bishop Peter Weaver

General Conference of United Methodist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3pnnN-MpM&feature=share

&

March 13, 2014

opening our hearts - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/opening-our-hearts-2.html  

Hebrews 13:2

“A Light on the Riverbank”

devotion by Anna Robertson Stone

https://www.facebook.com/anna.stone.102

https://twitter.com/jacbstone4

https://twitter.com/stoneduckman

&

for March 13, 2014

read March 13, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

&

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver of New England United Methodist Conference

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

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 39,450+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Streams of Water – v5

Water connecting us, flowing,

living streams of water

all around the world;

Moving, in concert,

across the face of the globe.

All of us together

through time and space;

Moving, ever in motion,

the living waters of life.

In our baptism, washed by the waters,

flowing ever, connecting us;

With John in the wilderness,

with Christ, dying into the waters,

rising into the Spirit.

Washed clean, made holy,

our lives forever changed;

Moving with the waters,

living waters within our hearts.

====

edited May 9, 2015

Streams of Water – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/streams-of-water-v5.html

(editing version 4)

edited February 4, 2015

Streams of Water – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/streams-of-water-v4.html

(editing version 3)

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

African Choir

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

families from the Democratic Republic of Congo,

who suffered through the massacre of August 13, 2004,

at Gatumba, their refugee camp in Burundi

See - http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/africa/burundi/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410,

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Activists_remember_Burundi's_Gatumba_massacre

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/85

https://www.blogger.com/profile/14065022460836042568

New England United Methodist Conference

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

&

May 22, 2012

Reading Partners In Ministry of 5/22/2012 from Bishop Peter Weaver of New England Conference of the United Methodist Church

http://bishopweaver.blogspot.com/2012/05/general-conference-is-done-but-god-is.html

&

his quote from his Episcopal Address:

"If God can bring to life the crucified Christ, then surely God can bring to life a calcified church." 

&

listening again to Episcopal Address (sermon) by Bishop Peter Weaver

General Conference of United Methodist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3pnnN-MpM&feature=share

&

edited February 4, 2015

Beloved of God – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/beloved-of-god-v4.html

(editing version 2)

edited July 8, 2014

Beloved of God – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/beloved-of-god-v3.html

edited June 30, 2014

Beloved of God – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/beloved-of-god-v2.html

June 30, 2009

Beloved of God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/beloved-of-god.html

&

edited December 2, 2014

In Connection – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/in-connection-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited November 11, 2014

In Connection – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-connection-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

In Connection

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-connection.html

March 13, 2014

opening our hearts - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/opening-our-hearts-2.html  

Hebrews 13:2

“A Light on the Riverbank”

devotion by Anna Robertson Stone

https://www.facebook.com/anna.stone.102

https://twitter.com/jacbstone4

https://twitter.com/stoneduckman

&

for March 13, 2014

read March 13, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

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 37,500+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Streams of Water – v4

Water connecting us, flowing,

living streams of water

all around the world,

moving, in concert,

across the globe;

All of us together

through time and space

moving, ever in motion,

living waters of life

In our baptism, washed by the waters,

flowing ever, connecting us

with John in the wilderness,

with Christ, dying into the waters,

rising into the Spirit;

Washed clean, made holy

our lives forever changed

moving with the waters,

living waters within our hearts

edited February 4, 2015

Streams of Water – v4

(editing version 3)

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver of New England United Methodist Conference

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

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 35,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Beloved of God – v4

We, the children, baptized like Jesus

Beloved of God, children, brothers and sisters

with Christ, with one another, connected,

sharing in the cleansing, in the changing

our lives no longer our own, but God’s

given to God, empty, to be filled

for a purpose, for God’s pleasure

Becoming one with the church

the Spirit falling upon us, water,

indwelling within our hearts, power;

forever changed, as when David was anointed,

when Paul fell blind on the Damascus Road,

when Christ revealed himself to Cleopas and the other,

and when the Spirit fell on Pentecost

and upon Cornelius, all the others throughout time

Bodily, into the waters with Christ

drowning, dying to ourselves;

up from the waters in praise

to grow and serve with Him;

yoked with our Savior, the Spirit within,

to spread the Good News, life,

to the ends of the earth

----

edited February 4, 2015

Beloved of God – v4

(editing version 2)

edited July 8, 2014

Beloved of God – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/beloved-of-god-v3.html

edited June 30, 2014

Beloved of God – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/beloved-of-god-v2.html

June 30, 2009

Beloved of God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/beloved-of-god.html

&

edited December 2, 2014

In Connection – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/in-connection-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited November 11, 2014

In Connection – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-connection-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

In Connection

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-connection.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

African Choir

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

families from the Democratic Republic of Congo,

who suffered through the massacre of August 13, 2004,

at Gatumba, their refugee camp in Burundi

See - http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/africa/burundi/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410,

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Activists_remember_Burundi's_Gatumba_massacre

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/85

https://www.blogger.com/profile/14065022460836042568

New England United Methodist Conference

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

&

May 22, 2012

Reading Partners In Ministry of 5/22/2012 from Bishop Peter Weaver of New England Conference of the United Methodist Church

http://bishopweaver.blogspot.com/2012/05/general-conference-is-done-but-god-is.html

&

his quote from his Episcopal Address:

"If God can bring to life the crucified Christ, then surely God can bring to life a calcified church." 

&

listening again to Episcopal Address (sermon) by Bishop Peter Weaver

General Conference of United Methodist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3pnnN-MpM&feature=share

&

March 13, 2014

opening our hearts - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/opening-our-hearts-2.html  

Hebrews 13:2

“A Light on the Riverbank”

devotion by Anna Robertson Stone

https://www.facebook.com/anna.stone.102

https://twitter.com/jacbstone4

https://twitter.com/stoneduckman

&

for March 13, 2014

read March 13, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

&

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver of New England United Methodist Conference

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

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 35,670+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

In Connection – v3

a wonderful affirmation

joy in this moment

part of the process

like Christ, into the water

a baptism into the faith

the water a means

affirming the connection

with all who have gone before

into the waters with Christ

dying to the world, our old selves

up from the waters,

Beloved of God,

living, worshiping together

in connection with our Lord

and with Almighty God

calling the indwelling

of the Spirit, of God’s presence,

come to redeem us

changing our lives

from the inside out.

----

edited December 2, 2014

In Connection – v3

(editing original again)

edited November 11, 2014

In Connection – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/in-connection-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

In Connection

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-connection.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

African Choir

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

families from the Democratic Republic of Congo,

who suffered through the massacre of August 13, 2004,

at Gatumba, their refugee camp in Burundi

See - http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/africa/burundi/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410,

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Activists_remember_Burundi's_Gatumba_massacre

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/85

https://www.blogger.com/profile/14065022460836042568

New England United Methodist Conference

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

&

May 22, 2012

Reading Partners In Ministry of 5/22/2012 from Bishop Peter Weaver of New England Conference of the United Methodist Church

http://bishopweaver.blogspot.com/2012/05/general-conference-is-done-but-god-is.html

&

his quote from his Episcopal Address:

"If God can bring to life the crucified Christ, then surely God can bring to life a calcified church." 

&

listening again to Episcopal Address (sermon) by Bishop Peter Weaver

General Conference of United Methodist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3pnnN-MpM&feature=share

&

March 13, 2014

opening our hearts - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/opening-our-hearts-2.html  

Hebrews 13:2

“A Light on the Riverbank”

devotion by Anna Robertson Stone

https://www.facebook.com/anna.stone.102

https://twitter.com/jacbstone4

https://twitter.com/stoneduckman

&

for March 13, 2014

read March 13, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

&

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver of New England United Methodist Conference

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 34,100+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

In Connection – v2

part of the process

like Christ, into the water

a baptism into the faith

the water a means

a pathway, a doorway,

affirming the connection

with all who have gone before

into the waters with Christ

dying to the world, our old selves

up from the waters,

living, worshiping together

beloved of God

in connection with our Lord

with our God

calling the indwelling of the Spirit

changing our lives

from the inside out

washing us with God’s love

dying to ourselves

rising to do the work

to be Christ’s hands and feet

----

edited November 11, 2014

In Connection – v2

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

In Connection

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-connection.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

African Choir

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

families from the Democratic Republic of Congo,

who suffered through the massacre of August 13, 2004,

at Gatumba, their refugee camp in Burundi

See - http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/africa/burundi/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410,

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Activists_remember_Burundi's_Gatumba_massacre

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/85

https://www.blogger.com/profile/14065022460836042568

New England United Methodist Conference

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

&

May 22, 2012

Reading Partners In Ministry of 5/22/2012 from Bishop Peter Weaver of New England Conference of the United Methodist Church

http://bishopweaver.blogspot.com/2012/05/general-conference-is-done-but-god-is.html

&

his quote from his Episcopal Address:

"If God can bring to life the crucified Christ, then surely God can bring to life a calcified church." 

&

listening again to Episcopal Address (sermon) by Bishop Peter Weaver

General Conference of United Methodist Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3pnnN-MpM&feature=share

&

March 13, 2014

opening our hearts - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/opening-our-hearts-2.html  

Hebrews 13:2

“A Light on the Riverbank”

devotion by Anna Robertson Stone

https://www.facebook.com/anna.stone.102

https://twitter.com/jacbstone4

https://twitter.com/stoneduckman

&

for March 13, 2014

read March 13, 2014

Duck Commander Daily Devotional

http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Commander-Devotional-Alan-Robertson/dp/1476748683

compiled by Alan Robertson

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson-duck-dynasty/601622119889439

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alan-Robertson/665992033453188

http://duckcommander.com/meet-the-family/al-robertson

https://twitter.com/BeardlessBro

&

Edited October 22, 2013

Streams of Water – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v3.html

Edited October 14, 2013

Streams of Water – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/streams-of-water-v2.html

June 30, 2009 and July 1, 2009

Streams of Water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/07/streams-of-water.html

Reverend Sammie Maxwell

Celebration of Youth

Baptism of the Teens

Psalm 130

Mark 1:1-13

and sermon, “A Baptism of Life Change”

by Bishop Peter Weaver of New England United Methodist Conference

Contoocook United Methodist Church

June 28, 2009

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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 33,470+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.