Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Robert Grant - Transparent Watercolors
http://www.robertgrantwatercolors.com/
Labels: Faith, link, Methodist, Nature, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Walk to Emmaus
Monday, May 19, 2008
They Were Deep in Conversation
On the Road to Emmaus
three walked, deep in conversation
animated words exchanged
as they walked along
I heard a brief passage
speaking the words of the prophets
telling the Messiah’s story
the stranger, sharing with the others
like a rabbi and his students
they hung on every word
deep in conversation
as they walked to Emmaus
May 19, 2008
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: Faith, in the crowd, Luke, Luke 24:13-35, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, Walk to Emmaus
Sunday, May 11, 2008
A Chartreuse Forest
the young leaves radiating color
too bright to absorb, as they would in summer
the falling spring morning light
miles and miles of new leaves, shimmering
in the morning, shining back from the woods,
cool this morning, still waking late morning
slower perhaps this Sunday, knowing the Sabbath
as the world seems to do, taking time to worship
to speak as the psalmist said, so long ago
preaching the glory of our God, creator and king
this morning, a chartreuse forest sang his praise
May 11, 2008
Psalm 19:1-4
Walk to Emmaus, Means of Grace
and Upper Room devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=8&year=2008&x=107&y=6
(May 8, 2008)
Labels: creator, Driving, Faith, God, Links, May, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 19, Raymond A. Foss, Upper Room, Walk to Emmaus
Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Message of Creation
the message to those who would hear
the love of the creator, the means of grace
swirling all around us,
as if we were standing inside
a cotton candy maker
the world, the whole of creation
singing a song of praise for
the God who made us all
conjured from the nothingness
and bound together
ordered and wondrous
beyond our imaginations
A message of love shared each day,
each moment of life
spoken without mouths
voices in unison speaking
to those who would hear
May 8, 2008
Psalm 19:1-4
Walk to Emmaus, Means of Grace
and Upper Room devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=8&year=2008&x=107&y=6
Labels: creator, Faith, God, life, Links, love, May, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Psalm, Psalm 19, Raymond A. Foss, sing, Upper Room, voice, Walk to Emmaus
Different Gifts
according to the spirit, the one same spirit
descending like tongues of fire,
on to each given
gifts to share, to use
all parts of the body, all essential
gifts, more than talents,
members of the body of Christ
working together
to understand, at least in part,
the mystery of our faith
the call to share, to the ends of the earth
the gift of the savior, the love of God
May 8, 2008
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
Acts 2:1-21
Pentecost
Walk to Emmaus, Body of Christ
and Alive Now daily devotionals
Labels: 1 Corinthians 12, Acts, Acts 2:1-12, acts 2:1-21, Alive Now, body, Corinthians, Faith, Holy Spirit, love, May, Messiah, Methodist, Pentecost, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, Walk to Emmaus
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Poetry Where You Live
in the real-time, living of our lives
little bits of grace, of beauty, of magic
moments, images, sensory collisions
stopping to notice them,
to really see them,
the hula skirt oak blossoms,
after they have shed their pollen,
the snow of parmesan cheese on my spaghetti,
the wedding bouquet of nascent lilacs
the laugh of our girls, the smile of my wife
when I come in the door
the tied-dyed sunset of the other night
trying to think of the cascade of color
the cacophony of the birds in the bushes out front
the story of a gift of grace on the radio
Slow down, look around, and
see the poetry where you live too
May 7, 2008
Labels: Erica, Faith, Family, flowers, grace, lilacs, May, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, pollen, Raymond A. Foss, Ruth, Shanequa, Shyanne, Walk to Emmaus, Writing Poetry
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
closeness to god
of the good news, my brothers around me
feeling a closeness to God
more real than the sanctuary, than
the stillness of the night under the open sky
more than in the solitude of a canoe on a calm lake
late at night, all alone with my thoughts
it was there, sharing with my brothers
that I have felt closest to God
my personal savior, my guide,
my shepherd, my protector
May 6, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: brother, Canoe, Faith, God, May, Messiah, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sanctuary, savior, sheep, shepherd, sky, Walk to Emmaus, water
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Into Her Loving Arms
for me to repent and turn
submitting my will to hers
changing the course of my life
to follow the commands, the call
of my loving mother, my God
Into her loving arms, her sweet embrace
I fall, letting down my heavy burden
I rise, taking up my sister’s yoke
pairing up with her, walking on the way
dropping my nets, leaving all
answering her call to follow her, immediately,
Living my life forevermore, sitting at her feet,
worthy of her sacrifice, her life for mine
My sister on Galilee’s shore,
on Calgary’s cross, rising on the third day
Walking with her on the Road to Emmaus
Her face clear in the breaking of the bread.
May 1, 2008
Labels: cross, Emmanuel, Faith, father, feet, free will, God, life, Mary, May, Messiah, Methodist, mother, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sacrifice, sister, Walk to Emmaus
Sanctifying Grace
the grace, the faith that lives within us
in piety, through study, by action
a natural response to the grace so freely given
Whether we have to go back to the start,
to the grace waiting for us before we know about it
when we stumble, and we will, knowing God
will bless us with his grace again and again
always ready for us to come home
always eager for us to want relationship
to grow in our faith, to share his love
to the whole world, to all the earth
May 1, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevenient_grace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28theology%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctification
Labels: Faith, God, grace, justifying grace, love, May, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prevenient grace, Raymond A. Foss, sacrifice, sanctifying grace, Walk to Emmaus
Justifying Grace
in the repentant heart, seeing the failures,
the wrongness of human designs
Saying yes to the offer, the gift, the sacrifice,
relationship once more with the creator,
sharing the cup with the savior, being one
with the divine, as best we can
in that moment of saving
Not by our woks, never by our deeds
We fail, as all the people have failed
We need to grace, the gift, the sacrifice
of the cross, the blessing of Easter
to be brought home, by our opening the gift
and letting him into our hearts
May 1, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevenient_grace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28theology%29
Labels: blessing, creator, cross, Easter, Faith, God, Good Friday, grace, justifying grace, May, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prevenient grace, Raymond A. Foss, sacrifice, savior, Walk to Emmaus
Prevenient Grace
swirling around us, watching us
as a father with a child
playing in the field
Waiting, watching, hoping
that the child would run back to him
would fall safely in his loving arms
Would turn from the world,
back to relationship with him
A loving God, desiring our faith
our wanting to be close to him
Longing for our turning
away from our earthly wills
to His grace, love for us
proven, made possible
by the sorry on Calvary
the joy of Easter morning
and the birthing on Pentecost
May 1, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevenient_grace
Labels: child, Easter, Faith, father, Good Friday, grace, justifying grace, Links, love, May, Methodist, Pentecost, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prevenient grace, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, sanctifying grace, Walk to Emmaus
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
My Walk to Emmaus
rained on me there
on that dusty road to Emmaus
a grace I have seen in little bits and pieces
in the everyday and all around
but so much more so real, so vibrant
colors cascading on my
the voice of God
in the words of my brothers
burning in my heart
So meager are my words
so dimly lit in that blurred mirror
Oh if only God could give me the words
proclaim the blessings I have felt
on my Walk to Emmaus
and all the days since
Give me your words Lord
to share your love
to all the world
April 29, 2008
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
1 Corinthians 13
Labels: 1 Corinthians 13, April, blessing, Corinthians, Faith, God, grace, love, Luke, Luke 24:13-35, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, the word, voice, Walk to Emmaus
Explaining the Walk
explaining the Walk to Emmaus
what it has meant to me,
the love I felt, the change it made
differences on levels I cannot explain
a closeness with God, with my savior
with my brothers in Christ
I never imagined; but cannot quantify
in words that are enough
Like the parables of Christ,
like the words the Apostle Paul
in that wonderful chapter
in the letter to the Corinthians,
I can explain only in part
in dull human words;
nowhere near the heavenly grace
that rained on me there
April 29, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
1 Corinthians 13
Labels: 1 Corinthians 13, apostles, April, Christ, Corinthians, creator, Faith, God, grace, love, Messiah, Methodist, parable, Paul, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, Walk to Emmaus
Monday, April 28, 2008
Is Risen
rose from the dark cold tomb
Is risen, a living savior,
a present tense presence
Living in us, living at the right hand
the new body, the image of his human self
a man risen from the dead,
a son returned to the father
Our risen brother, victor over death
We proclaim not just his rising
He is risen, then and now
April 28, 2008
The "mystery of faith" from the Great Thanksgiving
versus the Apostle's Creed
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: Apostle's Creed, April, body, bread, Communion, death, Easter, Emmanuel, Faith, father, flowers, hands, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, savior, son, Walk to Emmaus, wine
In Our Midst
the community gathered, in celebration
He was in our midst, moving among us
radiating from our beings
The risen Christ present in this sanctuary
this holy space in community
the living church, not the building
the people of faith, disciples
not merely believers,
ministering to each other
Sharing the bread and the wine
in remembrance, in joy
at the table with our risen brother
sharing his meal
April 28, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: April, bread, brother, Communion, disciples, Faith, God, love, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, Walk to Emmaus, water, wine
Christ is Risen
in that holy place, that holy ground
as the body of Christ,
intoning the words, differently
as the heaven on earth, the glimpse of the kingdom
anticipating the heavenly banquet
the meal, a foretaste of the endless feast
saying the words in a special way
the mystery of our faith,
a living risen Lord, Emmanuel
God walking with us, now, in these present days
walking beside us, as we journey
as we seek to be Christ to our neighbor
to this troubled world, in need of hope
We believe, we spoke that belief
our voices together, speaking living stones
the body of Christ proclaiming his victory
presently felt, living in us today, this day
Sharing around the sanctuary, this humble space
this living room of God
April 28, 2008
The "mystery of faith" from the Great Thanksgiving
versus the Apostle's Creed
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: Apostle's Creed, April, body, bread, Communion, Emmanuel, Faith, humble, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, savior, the word, voice, Walk to Emmaus, wine
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Stewards
cherishing that which we have,
responsible for their maintenance,
for spreading the word
of the richness
the blessing of grace,
of gifts all around
Each of us, has a role,
a part to play
in the church, living stones,
called to action
to be the hands of Christ,
the feet of the savior
the voice of the spirit now,
to be the Christ
in our part of the world,
our place in this age
April 26, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: April, blessing, disciples, Faith, feet, hands, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Messiah, Methodist, Mission, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, stewards, stone, the word, voice, Walk to Emmaus
In My Brother’s Eyes
in my brother’s eyes, sharing the supper
deeply moved, the intimacy of being the ones
to give the bread, to pass the cup
in this holy place, on this holy ground
living in community, as the eleven did
focused on the reading, the fellowship
the study and discussion of the word
finding our God anew in this circle
this collection of brothers brought together
for this purpose, by God’s guiding hand
Seeing my savior in his eyes
as he thanked me
looking me in the eye
for letting him wash my feet
sharing Holy Communion with him
serving him this time
April 26, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: April, bread, brother, Communion, disciples, eyes, Faith, feet, God, hands, love, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, the word, Walk to Emmaus, water, wine
Friday, April 25, 2008
Lifting Her Up
while she is on this journey
this road I have walked
praying constantly,
my mind racing ahead
remembering the jewels,
the nuggets, the moments of grace
my cup running over
How I pray for the same joy
the same sense of wonder
of feeling his presence
washing over her
Lifting her up,
in this season of sudden change
understanding the immediacy of Mark
perhaps for the first time
Praying for that same certainty
for her, as she starts a new chapter
a new story of a faithful disciple
answering the master’s call
Here I am, send me
Lifting her up, in prayers
for your love to rain upon her
to see you walking beside her
April 25, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Labels: April, disciples, Faith, journey, love, Luke, Mark, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Raymond A. Foss, shepherd, Walk to Emmaus
We Said a Prayer
laying on the floor,
hands clasped together
joining others in prayer
praying for the women
on the journey, on the walk
Praying for them, by name,
each one of them, pilgrims, disciples
sisters in faith, in community
We prayed for them, for their families,
for their churches. For this time together,
for the rest of their journey
For them, for them all, we said a prayer.
April 25, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
prayer by Shyanne, Shanequa and me
April 25, 2008 22:00
Labels: April, disciples, Faith, Family, hands, journey, Methodist, pilgrims, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Raymond A. Foss, Ruth, Shanequa, Shyanne, sister, Walk to Emmaus
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