God is as close as skin
as the hairs upon us
as close as the beating of
our hearts
each beat, each murmur.
The Spirit, our Savior
the love of our lives
is right here with us
our first love is beside us;
God is ever with us on the
way.
God is as close as breath
as skin, as feeling,
the flames of Pentecost
the Spirit abiding
ever walking with us.
God is with us always
through all of our joys and
struggles
God is as close as a whisper
as the birth of creation.
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edited February 3, 2016
As close as skin – v3
(editing version 2)
edited September 16, 2015
As close as skin – v2
edited
May 13, 2015
the
kingdom is near – v2
May
10, 2014
the
kingdom is near
Matthew
5:1-2a (NRSV)
Matthew
5:1-12
The
Beatitudes
Matthew
5-7
The
Sermon on the Mount
Matthew
7:24-29 (NRSV)
&
edited June 6, 2014
As close as skin
edited June 6, 2014
As Close as Breath – v3
edited May 3, 2014
As Close as Breath – v2
&
edited
December 23, 2014
God is as
close as breath – v3
(editing
original again)
Edited
November 8, 2012
God is as
close as breath – v2
Edited
November 2, 2012
“God is as
close as breath”
Edited November 2, 2012
“God is as near as the breeze”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/god-is-as-near-as-breeze.html
“God is as near as the breeze”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/god-is-as-near-as-breeze.html
November 1, 2012
“as near as the breeze”
“as near as the breeze”
October 31,
2012
“as close as
breath – 2”
Psalm 34:1-8,
19-22
Upper Room
Disciplines for 2012
October 15,
2012 to October 21, 2012
“Hindsight and
Insight”
by Richard
Fisher
for October
28, 2012,
read October
28, 2012
&
November 6, 2011
As Close as Breath
Worship Theme: Extravagant Generosity
Marcia McFee, A Great
Thanksgiving
2 Corinthians 9:6-10
(Common English Bible)
1Timothy 6:17-19 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 100 (Common English
Bible) (Call to Worship)
and sermon, “Jesus Gave It
All”
by Pastor
Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
November 6, 2011
Twenty-First Sunday of
Pentecost
All Saints Day
&
Fifth and Sixth of Six
part sermon series on
“Five Practices of
Fruitful Congregations”
and the book by the same
name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/,
bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
&
Worship Theme:
“Risk-Taking Mission and Service”
Matthew 25:31-46 (The
Message Bible)
Luke 6:32-36 (Common
English Bible)
Psalm 99:1-3, 9 (Common
English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer
Prayer of dedication (GBOD
2011)
and sermon, “Out on a
Limb”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 23, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of
Pentecost
&
Worship Theme:
“Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message
Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common
English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common
English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Loving God, we thank you
for this day. Thank you for
your Word that guides and
sustains us. As we hear
your Word may we rejoice
in your loving-kindness and goodness;
may we draw ever closer to
you.
We pray for eyes to see
you in the world,
ears to hear your whisper
on the wind, and a heart that is
moldable in your hands.
All this we pray in the
name above all names, our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Prayer of dedication (GBOD
2011, prepared for 10/9/2011 service)
and sermon,
“Equipped for the Journey”
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of
Pentecost
&
Worship Theme: “The
Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call
to Worship)
Unison Prayer (GBOD 2011)
A Prayer for World
Communion Sunday
by Safiyah Fosua
Prayers of Dedication
(GBOD 2005)
and sermon, “I Give You My
Heart”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of
Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Worship Theme: “The
Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV
Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common
English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common
English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical
Man!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of
Pentecost
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