Sunday, September 07, 2008
One Meal
they lived, worshipped, ate together
a single life the lives of the apostles
early believers on the way
sharing all, to spread his message
to bring God’s love
out into the world
bringing their lives together
one community, one meal
In meals shared, in sacrament, in community
we share in their legacy
share the table with them
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
and the ministry of a weekly dinner,
“Our Family’s Table”
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, apostles, Christ, Faith, hands, heart, Huntley Halvorson, life, love, Methodist, Our Family's Table, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Sermon, Suncook United Methodist Church
Family Style
from one pot, each given a portion
a common prayer, a place set for all
our offering, our ministry
as they lived, in the Way
lives, fortunes, hopes shared
from all to all, family style
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
and the ministry of a weekly dinner,
“Our Family’s Table”
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, apostles, Christ, Faith, hands, heart, Huntley Halvorson, Methodist, Our Family's Table, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Sermon, Suncook United Methodist Church
Our Family’s Table
our small part, a place set,
ready for the feast,
Christ in our midst, sitting with us
around a table, sharing a meal
reaching out, our hands, our hearts
welcoming all, to a table set
a meal prepared,
living in community
sharing as the apostles did
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
and the ministry of a weekly dinner,
“Our Family’s Table”
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, apostles, Christ, Faith, hands, heart, Huntley Halvorson, Methodist, Our Family's Table, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Sermon, Suncook United Methodist Church
The Messiah Present
saved for a coming Elijah
they ate together,
the Messiah present,
living with them
within their midst
after the resurrection, the ascension
He lives with us, walking with us
sharing our meals, our lives
if we but let him in
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, Elijah, Faith, Huntley Halvorson, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, September, Sermon, Suncook United Methodist Church
Meals Together
all their wealth, their faith
given to the common good
all were fed, meals together
sharing their lives in faith
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, Communion, Faith, Huntley Halvorson, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Sermon, Suncook United Methodist Church
Communion
rest, Sabbath, renewing
the Bread of Life
feeding us all
His sacrifice, his body given
offered for us
We are fed, revived
in the worship, the praise
in the remembrance
in communion with him
with all who have gone before
September 7, 2008
Acts 2:42-47 and sermon by
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:42-47, body, bread, Communion, Faith, Huntley Halvorson, life, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sabbath, sacrifice, September, Suncook United Methodist Church
Living Sacrifice
our bodies given, as Christ gave his own
for you almighty God
our lives given, our will
becoming yours alone
our hands, our lives
marked as your servants
doing your work,
sharing your hope, your love
being Christ’s body
September 7, 2008
Communion Liturgy, September 7, 2008
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: body, Christ, Communion, Faith, free will, God, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sacrifice, September, Suncook United Methodist Church
The Bread He Gave
his call to worship
into this time of praise
offering bread to our souls
the bread he gave, that he gives today
his body, his all
the singular sacrifice
the altar of the cross
a worthy gift, a sacrifice
given for us, for the creator
this bread he gave
September 7, 2008
Call to Worship, September 7, 2008
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: body, bread, Christ, Communion, creator, cross, Faith, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sacrifice, September, Suncook United Methodist Church
Stained Glass Dollars
disks of glass, a cup of gold
the bouquet on the altar
shimmering this morning
the light itself
praising the Lord
September 7, 2008
lunaria annua as the altar flowers
Suncook United Methodist Church
Psalm 148
Labels: altar, Faith, flowers, light, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 148, Raymond A. Foss, September, stained glass, Suncook United Methodist Church
An Image in the Glass
swaddled in blue,
wrapped in the blue of the Madonna
his face, pure, innocent
glowing, the sun
streaming in
through the window
the living glass, the very skin of it
sharing the face of our Lord
in this holy ground
September 7, 2008
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: Faith, Madonna, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, September, stained glass, Suncook United Methodist Church
Through the Stained Glass
the church filled with the choirs voices
the voice of the organ joining theirs
rising to the rafters, streaming out into the world
each practice an act of praise
their voices praying the familiar hymns
being God’s voice through the words
the sureness of their voices, the song
a witness to God’s love
coming through the stained glass window
through the open front door
September 7, 2008
before church,
Suncook United Methodist Church
Labels: choir, church, Faith, God, love, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Raymond A. Foss, September, sing, stained glass, Suncook United Methodist Church, United Methodist Hymnal, voice
Where He Is
of a future life, a resurrected life
a place with our savior, in a dwelling place
with God, prepared and waiting
our place picked out, chosen
made ready by Christ
He will come, to take us there.
September 7, 2008
John 14:1-3
and Upper Room
devotional for 9/7/08
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=9&day=7&year=2008
Labels: Christ, Faith, God, house, John, John 14, life, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, savior, September, Upper Room
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Poetry – haiku
saying so much with so few
revealing our souls
September 6, 2008
Labels: Faith, haiku, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Writing Poetry
Savior – haiku
save us from our sin our pain
we call on you Lord
September 6, 2008
Labels: Faith, grace, haiku, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, salvation, savior, September, sin, Writing Poetry
Mournfully
sad notes of the people
hope couched, shadowed
sorrow of the chosen,
history of the nation
millennia under tyranny
oppressed people of the law
singing from his bow, mournfully
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
jewish music
Labels: Agape Cafe, Faith, Family, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, sing, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
Playing by Paw
mid-morning
discordant notes
called from the keyboard
not exactly playing by ear
No, Mario was more
playing by paw
whatever notes his fingers found
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
our kitten Mario and
our Clavinova in the living room
while the girls are at school
Labels: Agape Cafe, Faith, Family, kittens, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
Drawing the Notes
on the frets on his bow
teasing the music,
he was drawing the notes
out of his instrument
calling them forth
his violin singing
as surely as her voice
joining together
in praise
making a noise
pleasing to the creator
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
Labels: Agape Cafe, creator, Faith, Family, fingers, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, sing, violin, voice, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
Living Word – haiku
Messiah, Redeemer, God
the lamb rose to save
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
Labels: Agape Cafe, Faith, Family, father, God, haiku, lamb, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Prodigal Son, Raymond A. Foss, redeemer, salvation, September, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
In Your House – haiku
we stream humbly into church
feed us with your word
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
Labels: Agape Cafe, church, Faith, Family, haiku, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, the word, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
Becoming Gray
his new-grown beard
becoming gray,
growing into his role
elder leader, shepherd
of a growing, aging flock
September 5, 2008
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
Labels: Agape Cafe, Faith, Family, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, September, sheep, shepherd, Wesley United Methodist Church, Writing Poetry
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