Can you count the dewdrops – v3

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the seashore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, for a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…
 
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Edited April 22, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v3
 
Earth Day
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, Earth Day,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days #EarthDay

skin of crinkled cellophane

skin of crinkled cellophane
blistered skin of flesh
Color like the corona,
Above the arc, the edge,
The plane across
which we traverse,
Alive by the street...
 
life in the fabric,
The living evermore,
Ancient yet enduring,
Flesh puckered, ablaze,
Coming into view,
A metaphor of the universe,
Framed against the grass...
 
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April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Dew on the Tulips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/dew-on-tulips.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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, flower,
 
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Can you count the dewdrops – v2

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…

--------- 
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
 
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Can you count the dewdrops?

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
the hairs on your heads, the count of your breaths,
Do you know the number of minutes of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we can see…
 
---------  
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
 
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
April 1, 2024 8:46am
Facebook post of images
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10160294696388003&set=a.10154030591988003
“Can you count the #dewdrops #poetry #God #nature #beauty”
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops – v3

We cannot count the dewdrops, the mist,
on living flower petals, golden blossoms,
the number of stars in the heavens,
the grains of sand on the seashore,
the hairs on our heads, a breath,
the number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only to God...
 
God knows us fully, from before we were created,
in the stillness of our mother's womb, in secret,
the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives,
God alone knows His plans, our calling, 
Our purpose, while we walk on this earth...

---------  
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
 
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Psalm 139 – v2

The presence of God manifest,
wherever I go, God is with me,
all that I am known, fully,
from before I was born
to the end of my days
God is with me, always,
all of my life, my days…
 
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Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
 
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops

We cannot count the dewdrops,
on the living flower petals, the blossoms,
The number of stars in the heavens,
The grains of sand on the seashore,
The number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only by God...

 
---------  
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
Edited April 1, 2024
As I was knitted – v2
 
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

We cannot count the dewdrops - v2

We cannot count the dewdrops 
on the living flower petals, the blossoms, 
the number of stars in the heavens,
grains of sand on the seashore, 
the number of minutes in our days,
All of these are a mystery known only to God... 
 
God knows us fully, from before we were born, 
in the stillness of our mother's womb,

the number of hairs on our heads,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives,
God alone knows His plans, our calling,  

Our purpose while we walk this earth...

---------  
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024

We cannot count the dewdrops 

Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
Edited April 1, 2024
As I was knitted – v2
 
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plans, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 

Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, time,

#Poetry #God #Christ #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

As I was knitted

As I was knitted,
as I was molded
as You formed me
In my mother’s womb…
 
You knew me, God,
You know me, Lord,
You created me, new,
in my mother’s womb.
 
You made me for a reason,
For a calling, for a purpose,
You knew me before I was born,
Before a page was written of my life…
 
God, you love me,
You protect me, you guide me,
on the path, in the detours,
In every one of my steps…
 
Lead me now, Lord,
This day, this moment,
Help me to walk more surely,
That path You have written for my life…
 
---------  
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
 
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited January 27, 2024
earthen jars – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/earthen-jars-v2.html
extract February 16, 2019
earthen jars
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/earthen-jars.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096751846083964928
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096749256541720576
edited February 16, 2019
vessels meant to be broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/vessels-meant-to-be-broken-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096751729041965061
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096748542314668037
February 16, 2019
vessels meant to be broken
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/vessels-meant-to-be-broken.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096741738734125058
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096741426401021953
February 16, 2019
jars of alabaster
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/jars-of-alabaster.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096737181224353793
February 15, 2019
let us break open our lives
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/let-us-break-open-our-lives.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096628112786374657
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096625685312008192
&
February 15, 2019
all are beloved of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/all-are-beloved-of-god.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096573601501859840
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096573091931713536
February 15, 2019
we are not our labels
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/we-are-not-our-labels.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096550684026195968
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096545317816844288
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096544939645853696
February 15, 2019
8AM Live
https://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss/videos/10217197721282801/
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
8AM Live
https://8amlive.wordpress.com/
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
 
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, 2021, 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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Poetry, God, Christ, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace,
 
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earthen jars – v2

our lives are a blessing,
hearts of flesh, of light,
held in bodies of clay,
earthen jars, broken,
holding great treasure,
the love of the living God…
 
our lives are for sharing,
the abundance, the blessing,
the love, the grace of God,
held in our bodies, precious,
in our vessels of clay, broken,
to be poured out on the world…
 
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Edited January 27, 2024
earthen jars – v2
 
extract February 16, 2019
earthen jars
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/earthen-jars.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096751846083964928
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096749256541720576
edited February 16, 2019
vessels meant to be broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/vessels-meant-to-be-broken-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096751729041965061
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096748542314668037
February 16, 2019
vessels meant to be broken
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/vessels-meant-to-be-broken.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096741738734125058
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096741426401021953
February 16, 2019
jars of alabaster
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/jars-of-alabaster.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096737181224353793
February 15, 2019
let us break open our lives
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/let-us-break-open-our-lives.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096628112786374657
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096625685312008192
&
February 15, 2019
all are beloved of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/all-are-beloved-of-god.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096573601501859840
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096573091931713536
February 15, 2019
we are not our labels
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/02/we-are-not-our-labels.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096550684026195968
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096545317816844288
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1096544939645853696
February 15, 2019
8AM Live
https://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss/videos/10217197721282801/
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
8AM Live
https://8amlive.wordpress.com/
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog

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, 2021, 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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Poetry, Christ, Spirit, God, Faith, love, grace, poem, prayer, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, Psalm 29, known, plan, purpose,
 
#poetry #Jesus #Christ #God #Spirit #Faith #love #grace #poem #prayer #hope #mercy #Psalm139 #Psalm29 #plan #purpose #known #Prodigal #Son #parables