Sunday, August 31, 2008
Ripples of Hope
his blood atoning for our fault, our sin
redeemed as we are
We must become,
ripples of hope, spreading
from the father, from the son
from our lives, our witness
out into the world, to the ends of the earth
a living encouragement,
an offering of hope
to all, to all who will hear
all in need, ripples of hope
spreading his love
August 31, 2008
Hebrews 10:19-25
and Upper Room
devotional for 8/31/08
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=8&day=31&year=2008
Labels: August, Faith, Hebrews, Hebrews 10, Links, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Ministry of the Pans
his ministry of the pans
washing the pots, the pans
of the monastery,
humble service, noble servant
being the servant to the servants
doing all he did, for the love of God,
whatever the chore, the task
Living his love of God
present with God, in these works
So it is with others, on my path,
working in the kitchen, in the shadows
behind the scenes a bit
the crew we rely on
to do those manual tasks
trying to do this work, in our time
as Brother Lawrence
in the living presence of God
August 30, 2008
Matthew 14:22-33, Psalm 69:1-3, Psalm 130:1,
the story of Brother Lawrence,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Lawrence,
and sermon, “Reach Out Your Hand”,
by Reverend Lori Eldredge,
North Kingstown United Methodist Church
August 10, 2008
Labels: August, disciples, Faith, God, Links, Lori Eldredge, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Sermon, servant
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
David – Haiku – 3
The boy shepherd of Jesse
He shall be king
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, haiku, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
A Shepherd Boy
the youngest, least, last, alone on the mountainside
He will be the king of the people of the law
the people of the covenant of old
Anoint his head with oil, prepare him for his rule
A new day has begun
a king from the fields has come
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Fill Your Horn
rise up and fill your horn
Your God needs you
Fill your horn with oil
a new king to anoint;
from Jesse’s tree
a royal line will grow
Rise up and go
to find the new king;
I have chosen him.
For my people Israel.
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
From that Day Forward
resting mightily upon him
all of his life to come
Anointed by the prophet’s oil
Chosen by God by name
David, the youngest son,
chosen over all the rest
from him, a kingdom shall rise
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, life, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
This is the One
the last, the youngest
“This is the one”,
anoint him king
ruler of the covenant people
patriarch of a royal line
the spirit fell mightily on him
all of his days
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
The Youngest
the littlest, the youngest
of him I will make a king
My people shall be ruled
by the little shepherd boy
He who killed the giant
with a little stone
He will be king
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
A Horn of Oil
fill it with oil
we have a new king to crown
I will tell you who it will be
Get up Samuel, go to Bethlehem
one of Jesse’s sons
Anoint him king
the youngest of the bunch
He will rule my people
pour out the oil
My spirit shall be with him
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, Faith, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Unlikely Voices
former enemies, unclean people
a timid man, a youngest son
a haggard man, standing in a river
Roman centurions, slaves,
women, children, foreigners
All of these, vessels for God’s message
champions all, unlikely voices
Such are those called, real, weak
like maybe you and me
All of us are called;
will we do our part in our time?
July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, Exodus 3:11-12 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 Samuel, David, disciples, Exodus, Exodus 3, Faith, John the Baptist, July, Links, Martha, Mary, Methodist, Moses, Paul, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Rahab, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room, voice
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Through the Waters
the desert, the wilderness places
He has led us through all of these
all of the trials, the challenges of life
beside us still, if we look back,
we will see him there
with us all along our path of life
guiding us, protecting us
providing for our needs
making a clear path
through the waters
always with us
as he will always be
July 1, 2008
Psalm 77:11-19 and
Upper Room devotional for July 1, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=1&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: disciples, Faith, God, July, life, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 77, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room, water
In Our Past Our Future
God walking by our side
so we hope for our future
Safe in that knowledge
looking back through our lives
those of our forebears,
of the lives of the people
the people of the covenant
the covenant of our savior’s blood
the covenant of Abraham
In them we see ourselves
in their story, we see God
He is ever faithful
in him there is no fear
July 1, 2008
Psalm 77:11-19 and
Upper Room devotional for July 1, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=1&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: Abraham, disciples, Faith, fear, God, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 77, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room, water
Even the Whirlwind
vanquished the waters,
the whirlwind, the chaos,
the waters trying to drown me
Through the waters I have walked
coming to shore,
strong good earth under my feet
living in a promised land
on the other side
even the whirlwind trembles
in your presence
safely now on that good shore
I dwell in your promised land
an inheritance of your children
July 1, 2008
Psalm 77:11-19 and
Upper Room devotional for July 1, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=1&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: disciples, Faith, feet, July, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 77, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room, water
Holding His Love
vessels for his message
his love imprinted on us
marking us as his own
as he shapes us, from the earth
Becoming something beautiful,
something wondrous, wonderful
Vessels of his love, pouring out
sharing the water, the wine
the bread of the savior
the love of the master
the potter, the creator
Making us in his image
being Christ to the world
July 1, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, July, June, Links, love, master, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Marked by the Potter
the cold, the wet lump
on the potter’s wheel
Marked by the potter
his hands molding us
his fingerprints, palms
leaving marks on us
changing us to his purpose
becoming a vessel
of his endless love
Poured out to the thirsty
to the ends of the earth
June 30, 2008 and July 1, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, hands, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, July, June, Links, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Shaped by Your Love
shaped by your love
by your loving touch
turning on the potter’s wheel
clay transformed
serving others, an earthen vessel
pouring out his message
sharing his abiding love
June 30, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, June, Links, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
A Lump of Clay
sitting on the potter’s wheel
turning, throughout life
feeling the potter’s touch
we move under his fingers
living out our days
becoming something beautiful
though his touch
the loving hands of the potter
June 30, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, fingers, hands, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, June, life, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Ever Pliable Clay
throughout our lives
ever pliable, wet clay
never dry, fired, finished
always able to be reformed
reshaped, transformed
by the potter at the wheel
something beautiful to behold
June 30, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, June, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Something Beautiful
of our lives
something beautiful can rise
formed by loving hands
the creator, the potter
working the wheel, the clay
supple, pliable, giving
surrendering to his will
becoming useful vessels
worthy of the potter’s toil
June 30, 2008
Jeremiah 18:1-4, Jeremiah 18:1-12 and
Upper Room devotional for June 30, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=30&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: clay, Faith, hands, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 18, June, Links, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, potter, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
We Continue His Life
as we walk in his ways
follow the path he has walked
all of his days
We give honor to the father
by mirroring the son
and spreading his message of love
to everyone
June 24, 2008
1 John 2:1-6 and
Upper Room devotional for June 17, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=17&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: 1 John, 1 John 2, blood, Faith, father, Jesus, June, life, Links, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room
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