A Calling to Write – v4

Not something oblique,

something unclear, ambiguous;

Not with words grandiose,

a calling to write clear and terse.

Called to share freely from God

to the ends of the earth;

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

Poetry, beauty, love

in a straightforward voice;

A message from God

the words I hear in my heart.

By God’s grace alone

we are made whole;

Our eternal lives restored

to wonders untold.

=====

edited January 13, 2016

A Calling to Write – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4_13.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

A Calling to Write – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3_4.html

(editing version 2)

July 6, 2015

A Calling to Write – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-calling-to-write-v2.html

August 30, 2011

Hearing Your Words

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/08/hearing-your-words.html

written after looking up the earlier poem,

“A Calling to Write”

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

&

==================

edited January 13, 2016

Inspiration Poetry – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/inspiration-poetry-v6.html

(merging edits to version 3, version 4, and version 5)

(I know, this is part of the craft thing…)

edited  November 17, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited  November 5, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v3.html

(merging version 2 and original)

Edited September 4, 2012

“Inspiration Poetry – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/inspiration-poetry-v2.html

May 24, 2009

“Inspiration Poetry”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/inspiration-poetry.html

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,660+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Calling to Write – v3

Not something oblique,

something unclear,

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse.

Called to share freely from God

to the ends of the earth,

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

Poetry, beauty, love

in a straightforward voice,

a message from God

the words I hear in my heart

By God’s grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored

to wonders untold.

=====

edited January 13, 2016

A Calling to Write – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4_13.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

A Calling to Write – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3_4.html

(editing version 2)

July 6, 2015

A Calling to Write – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-calling-to-write-v2.html

August 30, 2011

Hearing Your Words

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/08/hearing-your-words.html

written after looking up the earlier poem,

“A Calling to Write”

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

&

==================

edited January 13, 2016

Inspiration Poetry – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/inspiration-poetry-v6.html

(merging edits to version 3, version 4, and version 5)

(I know, this is part of the craft thing…)

edited  November 17, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited  November 5, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v3.html

(merging version 2 and original)

Edited September 4, 2012

“Inspiration Poetry – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/inspiration-poetry-v2.html

May 24, 2009

“Inspiration Poetry”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/inspiration-poetry.html

All of my poems and photographs 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 (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,650+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Faithful, yet unfaithful – v3

Feeling torn, ever,

not settling in one place

waxing and waning, moving,

unable to choose my path

feeling that one is in conflict

with the other, the last;

Not seeing how to do both

to walk in both ways, two paths,

needing somehow to choose

to make my own way.

Faithful, yet unfaithful,

in failing to choose

to walk in one path

with nothing to lose;

How can I preach

How can I share God’s Word

if I am too timid

to go forth as He calls me

to walk boldly on the water,

to go into the world.

=====

edited July 30, 2015

Faithful, yet unfaithful – v3

(editing version 2)

edited July 9, 2015

Faithful, yet unfaithful – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/faithful-yet-unfaithful-v2.html

September 25, 2011

Faithful, yet unfaithful

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/faithful-yet-unfaithful.html

=============

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-stranger-within-gate-v2.html

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,630+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

voices of doubt – v3

voices of doubt

from within, without;

pulling, tugging

tearing me apart

unsure of the path

the way to my purpose,

stuck, bound in place,

limping on a shared journey

voices of doubt

weighing me down, chains;

like the winds on the water

making Peter drown

------

edited July 26, 2015

voices of doubt – v3

(editing version 2)

edited July 6, 2015

voices of doubt – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/voices-of-doubt-v2.html

September 25, 2011

voices of doubt

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/voices-of-doubt.html

=============

A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls

a member of the flock

yet a stranger within the gate

the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit

pacing in the hall

wondering why I don’t fit in

that I don’t belong at all

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-stranger-within-gate-v2.html

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,560+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Changing My Direction – v3

My path not working

of that I am certain;

changing my direction

slowly, slowly,

to the calling of the Lord

Hearing the guidance

of God’s Spirit

trusting in His plan,

but wanting control

far too timid, fearful

Tentatively, unsure

not trusting enough yet;

stepping out in faith,

“here I am, Lord;

fill me, use me.”

====

edited July 12, 2015

Changing My Direction – v3

(editing version 2)

edited March 7, 2014

Changing My Direction – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/changing-my-direction-v2.html

Jeremiah 29:11

January 13, 2010

Changing My Direction

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/01/changing-my-direction.html

Proverbs 19:21

Acts 9:1-30

Called Magazine: Women in Ministry,

Weekly Devotional - January 11, 2010,

“Change Direction”

titles drafted 1/12/2010

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 38,270+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Faithful, yet unfaithful – v2

Feeling torn, ever,

waxing and waning, moving,

unable to choose my path

feeling that one is in conflict

with the other, the last;

Not seeing how to do both

to walk in both ways,

needing somehow to choose

to make my own way.

Faithful, yet unfaithful

in failing to choose

to walk in one path

with nothing to lose;

How can I preach

to share God’s Word

if I am too timid

to go forth as he calls

to walk boldly on the water.

=====

edited July 9, 2015

Faithful, yet unfaithful – v2

September 25, 2011

Faithful, yet unfaithful

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/faithful-yet-unfaithful.html

=============

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-stranger-within-gate-v2.html

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,210+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Standing in the Winds – v2

Standing in the winds

as much within as without;

feeling myself buffeted

tormented by doubt.

Wanting to walk boldly

across the living water,

to move with a purpose

into the arms of our God.

Standing in the winds

buffeted by doubt,

wanting to break free

to walk with a purpose,

Wanting to be faithful

in my actions as in my words;

stepping out boldly

in a leap of true faith.

------

edited July 6, 2015

Standing in the Winds – v2

September 25, 2011

Standing in the Winds

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/standing-in-winds-standing-in-winds-as.html

=============

A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls

a member of the flock

yet a stranger within the gate

the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit

pacing in the hall

wondering why I don’t fit in

that I don’t belong at all

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-stranger-within-gate-v2.html

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,150+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Calling to Write – v2

Not oblique,

something unclear,

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse.

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward,

a message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from God

to the ends of the earth,

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By God’s grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored

to wonders untold.

=====

edited January 13, 2016

A Calling to Write – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-calling-to-write-v4_13.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

A Calling to Write – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-calling-to-write-v3_4.html

(editing version 2)

July 6, 2015

A Calling to Write – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-calling-to-write-v2.html

August 30, 2011

Hearing Your Words

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/08/hearing-your-words.html

written after looking up the earlier poem,

“A Calling to Write”

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

&

==================

edited January 13, 2016

Inspiration Poetry – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/inspiration-poetry-v6.html

(merging edits to version 3, version 4, and version 5)

(I know, this is part of the craft thing…)

edited  November 17, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited  November 5, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 4, 2015

Inspiration Poetry – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/inspiration-poetry-v3.html

(merging version 2 and original)

Edited September 4, 2012

“Inspiration Poetry – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/inspiration-poetry-v2.html

May 24, 2009

“Inspiration Poetry”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/inspiration-poetry.html

All of my poems and photographs 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 (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,650+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

voices of doubt – v2

voices of doubt

from within, without;

pulling, tugging

tearing me apart

not knowing the path

the way to my purpose,

stuck, bound in place,

limping on a shared journey

voices of doubt

weighing me down;

like the winds on the water

making Peter drown.

------

edited July 6, 2015

voices of doubt – v2

September 25, 2011

voices of doubt

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/voices-of-doubt.html

=============

A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls

a member of the flock

yet a stranger within the gate

the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit

pacing in the hall

wondering why I don’t fit in

that I don’t belong at all

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-stranger-within-gate-v2.html

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,150+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

Known within these walls

a member of this flock

yet a stranger within the gate

the courts of our law

Awkward in my spirit

pacing in the hallways

wondering why I don’t quite fit in

that I don’t belong at all

=====

edited June 26, 2015

A Stranger within the Gate – v2

September 22, 2011

A Stranger within the Gate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/09/stranger-within-gate.html

-------------------------

A Calling to Write

Not oblique,

something unclear

not with words grandiose

a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty

in the straightforward

message from God

the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him

to the ends of the earth

Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,

the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone

we are made whole

our eternal lives restored.

February 4, 2010

A Calling to Write

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calling-to-write.html

Habakkuk 2:2

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 2:1-3

and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read 2/4/10

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 38,020+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.