We are called to Love – v2

We are called to Love,
To Love God, to Love our Neighbor,
To Abide in Love, in God’s Grace,
In God’s unmerited Favor…
 
We are called to Love,
To Love without ceasing,
To Pray for one another,
To be a real Blessing…
 
We are called to Love,
To be Light in the Darkness,
To Offer Forgiveness,
Redemption, Salvation…
 
We are called to Love,
To Pour out God’s Abundance,
To Love Mercy, to do Justice,
To Walk Humbly with our God…
 
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Edited April 12, 2024
We are called to Love – v2
 
April 12, 2024
We are called to Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-are-called-to-love.html
April 12, 2024
Reflecting God’s Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/reflecting-gods-love.html
April 12, 2024
Blanket them in Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/blanket-them-in-love.html
April 12, 2024
Love deeply
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-deeply.html
Based on 1 Peter 4:8
&
Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.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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We are called to Love

We are called to Love,
To Love God, our neighbor,
To abide in Love, in Grace,
In God’s unmerited Favor…
 
We are called to Love,
To Love without ceasing,
To Pray for one another,
To be a Blessing…
 
We are called to Love,
To be Light in the darkness,
To offer Forgiveness,
Life, true Redemption…
 
We are called to Love,
To pour out God’s Abundance,
To walk Humbly, to Love Mercy,
To Serve, to do Justice…
 
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April 12, 2024
We are called to Love
 
April 12, 2024
Reflecting God’s Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/reflecting-gods-love.html
April 12, 2024
Blanket them in Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/blanket-them-in-love.html
April 12, 2024
Love deeply
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-deeply.html
Based on 1 Peter 4:8
&
Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.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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Reflecting God’s Love

Reflecting God’s Love,
Grace without ceasing,
Offering forgiveness,
A redeeming word…
 
Reflecting God’s Love,
A choice in darkness,
Offering reconciliation,
A redeeming word…
 
Reflecting God’s Love,
Unmerited favor,
Offering abundance,
A redeeming word…
 
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April 12, 2024
Reflecting God’s Love
 
April 12, 2024
Blanket them in Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/blanket-them-in-love.html
April 12, 2024
Love deeply
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-deeply.html
Based on 1 Peter 4:8
&
Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.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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Blanket them in Love

Create a bubble, a blanket,
A hedge of protection,
Cover your worries, your mistakes,
Mortal sins waged against you,
With Love overwhelming…
 
Blanket your days, your minutes,
Every moment, your breathing,
In love, with God’s abundance,
Pray over your path, your way,
With Love without ceasing…
 
Blanket everything in love,
A hedge of protection,
A garment of hope, light,
Redeeming our journey,
With Love overwhelming…
 
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April 12, 2024
Blanket them in Love
 
April 12, 2024
Love deeply
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-deeply.html
Based on 1 Peter 4:8
&
Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
April 9, 2024
With all that you are
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are.html
Based on Mark 12:30
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
&
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
&
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.html
April 4, 2024
Love your neighbor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor.html
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
 
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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Love deeply

An act of will, to love,
A choice in each moment,
Love deeply,
Love without ceasing,
Love our beginning, our ending,
Breathing Love into being…
 
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April 12, 2024
Love deeply
 
Based on 1 Peter 4:8
&
Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
April 9, 2024
With all that you are
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are.html
Based on Mark 12:30
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
&
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
&
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.html
April 4, 2024
Love your neighbor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor.html
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
 
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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With all that you are - v2

Love the Lord your God,
With your whole being,
With all that you are,
Without reservation,
Love God completely,
With your whole life…
 
Love the Lord your God,
First of the commandments,
How we are to live, to walk in this life,
For God is the Creator, the Potter,
The Designer of the universe,
God created us from the dust…
 
Love the Lord your God,
With your whole being,
With all that you are,
Without reservation,
Love God completely,
With your whole life…
 
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Edited April 9, 2024
With all that you are – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are-v2.html
April 9, 2024
With all that you are
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/with-all-that-you-are.html
Based on Mark 12:30
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
&
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
&
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.html
April 4, 2024
Love your neighbor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor.html
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
 
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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With all that you are

Love the Lord your God,
With your whole being,
With all that you are,
Without reservation,
Love God completely,
With your whole life…
 
Love the Lord your God,
First of the commandments,
How we are to live, to walk in this life,
For God is the Creator, the Potter,
The Designer of the universe,
God is the One who created us from dust…
 
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April 9, 2024
With all that you are
 
Based on Mark 12:30
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your mind,
and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
&
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
&
Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor-v2.html
April 4, 2024
Love your neighbor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor.html
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
 
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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Love your Neighbor – v2

Love your Neighbor,
the Stranger, the Other,
Love your Brothers, your Sisters,
Love them without reservation,
Love as you love yourself…
 
Love more deeply, go further,
in service, in compassion,
Love as I have loved you,
Love sacrificially, fully,
Love as Christ loves you…
 
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Edited April 4, 2024
Love your Neighbor – v2
 
April 4, 2024
Love your neighbor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-your-neighbor.html
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
Micah 6:8
 
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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Love your neighbor

Love your Neighbor,
the Stranger, the Other,
Love your Brothers, your Sisters,
Love as you love yourself…
 
Love more deeply, going further,
in service, in compassion,
Love as I have loved you,
Love sacrificially, fully,
Love as Christ loves you…
 
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Love your neighbor
 
Based on Matthew 19:19
John 13:34-35
John 15:1-17
Matthew 22:34-40
Deuteronomy 6:5
Leviticus 19:18
 
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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more precious than gold

we stop far too short

the Golden Rule insufficient

the command of Christ is greater

much farther than this

we are to love our neighbors

all those we will meet

to love them as Christ loves

as God loves us still

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October 16, 2015

more precious than gold

John 13:34-35

Love as Jesus loved us.

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You just said that to Jesus

Such coarseness of dialogue

in this modern age, thoughtless,

needing a filter, a pause button,

to ponder Christ’s teaching

this lesson for the sheep

How would the world be different,

would there be greater peace?

maybe we all need a five-second delay

before any of us speak

You just said that to Jesus

the living Son of God;

He is standing before you

as a friend, a neighbor

someone we feel entitled to judge

How do you know, that you didn’t,

from reading this scripture;

maybe you should remember

that He is here with us.

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edited October 4, 2014

You just said that to Jesus

edited September 20, 2014

would you say that to Jesus – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/would-you-say-that-to-jesus-v2.html

September 9, 2014 and September 18, 2014

would you say that to Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/would-you-say-that-to-jesus.html

Matthew 7:12 (NRSV)

Matthew 7:7-12

“Ask God for What You Need” (NCV)

“The Most Important Rule” (NCV)

Matthew 25:31-40

“The Golden Rule”

devotion by Charles Levy

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for September 9, 2014

read September 9, 2014

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 32,560+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

would you say that to Jesus – v2

How would the world be different

would there be greater peace

maybe we all need a five-second delay

before we speak a word

Such coarseness of dialogue

in this modern age

needing a filter, a pause button

to ponder His teaching

the lesson for the sheep

Would you say that to Jesus

the living Son of God

if He was standing before you

as a friend, a neighbor

someone we feel entitled to judge

How do you know,

from reading this scripture;

maybe you should ask.

are you sure that His isn’t?

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edited September 20, 2014

September 9, 2014 and September 18, 2014

would you say that to Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/would-you-say-that-to-jesus.html

Matthew 7:12 (NRSV)

Matthew 7:7-12

“Ask God for What You Need” (NCV)

“The Most Important Rule” (NCV)

Matthew 25:31-40

“The Golden Rule”

devotion by Charles Levy

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for September 9, 2014

read September 9, 2014

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 32,330+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.