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Showing posts with label care. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
I love you sign
Monday, August 07, 2023
Talking about the earth – v2
Helping a customer, a stranger,
but learning part of their story,
The journey they have traveled,
evoking, triggering memory within,
almost twenty years old.
A Cherokee, an underwater welder,
before he stopped working, retiring,
A husband, a cancer survivor,
sharing love, understanding of this place,
this continent, our precious Turtle Island.
Assisting a stranger, a customer,
but engaging so much deeper,
Talking about the earth
his life, his experience,
how he came to this moment.
Learning, sharing with him,
his wife standing beside him,
Weathering his trials, his journey,
finding kinship, connection in the aisles;
I will not forget his story, his face.
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Edited August 7, 2023
Talking about the earth – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/talking-about-earth-v2.html
August 4, 2023
Talking about the earth
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/talking-about-earth.html
&
edited February 18, 2017
retying the threads – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v3.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v3_18.html
edited February 10, 2017
retying the threads – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v2.html
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/retying-threads.html
edited July 25, 2015
gathering mud – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-mud-v4.html
(editing version 3)
edited July 9, 2015
gathering mud – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-mud-v3.html
(editing original)
edited June 24, 2015
gathering mud – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/gathering-mud-v2.html
June 24, 2015
gathering mud
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/gathering-mud.html
(adding other tags
for creation story cross-reference)
Bible Study – Inspired by the Word
(on other creation stories)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
June 23, 2015
&
June 23, 2015
may we be
tied, united
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/may-we-be-tied-united.html
June 23, 2015
may we be tied
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/may-we-be-tied.html
June 23, 2015
living stones – 2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/living-stones-2.html
June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/part-of-body-of-circle.html
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/healing-breach.html
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/picking-up-pieces.html
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/like-glass-plate-shattered.html
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/retying-threads.html
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/shooting-within-circle.html
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/together-within-this-circle-v2.html
&
June
22, 2015
We
pray for our sisters, our brothers
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/we-pray-for-our-sisters-our-brothers.html
@dreamUMC
#dreamumc tweetup on Charleston shooting
June
22, 2015
&
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/together-within-this-circle.html
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/come-holy-spirit.html
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/NEUMC
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
http://www.neumc.org/acsessions
https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23NEAC15
worship guides
http://www.neumc.org/2015acworshipmaterials
NEUMC Photos
https://www.facebook.com/NEUMC/photos_stream
my photos
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/pictures-from-new-england-united.html
Worship Director Marcia McFee
https://www.facebook.com/marcia.mcfee
https://twitter.com/marciamcfee
https://www.facebook.com/WorshipDesignStudio
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
http://www.westohioumc.org/conference/bishops-biography
https://www.facebook.com/westohioumc
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregory-V-Palmer/132965966742833
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
https://www.facebook.com/thomas.fassett.5
Recap of Thursday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1387285
Act of Repentance
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1389898
by Pat Warrior Woman Parent
Recap of Friday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1387466
extract of sermon
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1387412
Bishop Palmer
Recap of Saturday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1390135
bible study on Luke 10 (Good Samaritan)
led by Bishop Palmer
https://soundcloud.com/ne-conference-umc/bishop-palmer-saturday-bible-study
worship
Laity Address
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1390104
by Janet O’Neill
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-england-united-methodist-church.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, and 2023. 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.
Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth
Foss, spirit, circle, prayer, creation story, Turtle Island, native wisdom,
mother earth,
#UMC @marciamcfee #God #love #hope #prayer #Spirit
#creationstory #TurtleIsland #circle #motherearth #Christ
--------------------------------
Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth
Foss, spirit, prayer,
#God #Christ #love #grace #hope #prayer #Spirit
----------------
#poetry, Indian, Native American, God, Spirit, Cherokee, Blackfoot,
Penobscot, wisdom, love, respect, service, care, history, culture, creation, stories,
#poetry #indian #nativeamerican #God #Spirit #Cherokee
#Blackfoot #Penobscot #wisdom #love #respect #service #care #history #culture #creation
#stories
Friday, August 04, 2023
Talking about the earth
Helping a customer,
learning part of their story,
evoking, triggering memory,
twenty years old.
A Cherokee, an underwater welder,
before he stopped working,
sharing love, understanding of this place,
this continent, our Turtle Island.
Assisting a customer,
but engaging so much deeper,
Talking about the earth
his life, his experience,
how he came to this place...
---------------
Edited August 7, 2023
Talking about the earth – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/talking-about-earth-v2.html
August 4, 2023
Talking about the earth
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/talking-about-earth.html
&
edited February 18, 2017
retying the threads – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v3.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v3_18.html
edited February 10, 2017
retying the threads – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/02/retying-threads-v2.html
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/retying-threads.html
edited July 25, 2015
gathering mud – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-mud-v4.html
(editing version 3)
edited July 9, 2015
gathering mud – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/gathering-mud-v3.html
(editing original)
edited June 24, 2015
gathering mud – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/gathering-mud-v2.html
June 24, 2015
gathering mud
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/gathering-mud.html
(adding other tags
for creation story cross-reference)
Bible Study – Inspired by the Word
(on other creation stories)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
June 23, 2015
&
June 23, 2015
may we be
tied, united
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/may-we-be-tied-united.html
June 23, 2015
may we be tied
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/may-we-be-tied.html
June 23, 2015
living stones – 2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/living-stones-2.html
June 23, 2015
part of the body, of the circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/part-of-body-of-circle.html
June 23, 2015
healing the breach
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/healing-breach.html
June 23, 2015
picking up the pieces
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/picking-up-pieces.html
June 23, 2015
like a glass plate shattered
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/like-glass-plate-shattered.html
June 23, 2015
retying the threads
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/retying-threads.html
June 23, 2015
shooting within the circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/shooting-within-circle.html
edited June 23, 2015
Together within this Circle – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/together-within-this-circle-v2.html
&
June
22, 2015
We
pray for our sisters, our brothers
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/we-pray-for-our-sisters-our-brothers.html
@dreamUMC
#dreamumc tweetup on Charleston shooting
June
22, 2015
&
June 22, 2015, typo corrected June 23, 2015
together within this circle
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/together-within-this-circle.html
June 22, 2015
Come Holy Spirit
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/come-holy-spirit.html
New England Conference of United Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/NEUMC
Annual Conference 2015 (#NEAC15)
http://www.neumc.org/acsessions
https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23NEAC15
worship guides
http://www.neumc.org/2015acworshipmaterials
NEUMC Photos
https://www.facebook.com/NEUMC/photos_stream
my photos
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/pictures-from-new-england-united.html
Worship Director Marcia McFee
https://www.facebook.com/marcia.mcfee
https://twitter.com/marciamcfee
https://www.facebook.com/WorshipDesignStudio
Guest Preacher Bishop Gregory Palmer
http://www.westohioumc.org/conference/bishops-biography
https://www.facebook.com/westohioumc
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregory-V-Palmer/132965966742833
Guest Preacher Thom White Wolf Fassett
https://www.facebook.com/thomas.fassett.5
Recap of Thursday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1387285
Act of Repentance
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1389898
by Pat Warrior Woman Parent
Recap of Friday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1387466
extract of sermon
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1387412
Bishop Palmer
Recap of Saturday sessions
http://neumc-www.brtsite.com/newsdetail/1390135
bible study on Luke 10 (Good Samaritan)
led by Bishop Palmer
https://soundcloud.com/ne-conference-umc/bishop-palmer-saturday-bible-study
worship
Laity Address
http://www.neumc.org/newsdetail/1390104
by Janet O’Neill
opening prayer for morning session on Saturday, 6/20/15
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-england-united-methodist-church.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, and 2023. 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.
Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth
Foss, spirit, circle, prayer, creation story, Turtle Island, native wisdom,
mother earth,
#UMC @marciamcfee #God #love #hope #prayer #Spirit
#creationstory #TurtleIsland #circle #motherearth #Christ
--------------------------------
Christ, God, grace, hope, love, Marcia McFee, Pastor Ruth
Foss, spirit, prayer,
#God #Christ #love #grace #hope #prayer #Spirit
----------------
#poetry, Indian, Native American, God, Spirit, Cherokee, Blackfoot,
Penobscot, wisdom, love, respect, service, care, history, culture, creation, stories,
#poetry #indian #nativeamerican #God #Spirit #Cherokee
#Blackfoot #Penobscot #wisdom #love #respect #service #care #history #culture #creation
#stories
Saturday, February 04, 2023
With Me in My Struggles - v3
Even when I am torn,
pulled in multiple directions,
even in the midst of discerning
which way I should turn
God is always with me
with me in my struggles
guiding me through
my chaos to the other side
God will not forsake me,
leaving me wandering, lost,
even in the midst of discerning
which way I should turn
Even when I am broken,
struggling in this season,
God is always with me
whatever comes my way
----------------
Edited
February 4, 2023
With
Me in My Struggles – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/with-me-in-my-struggles-v3.html
Edited
February 3, 2023
With
Me in My Struggles – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/with-me-in-my-struggles-v2.html
February
3, 2011
With
Me in My Struggles
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/with-me-in-my-struggles.html
Psalm
59:16
Bible
Verse of the Day
for
February 3, 2011
read
February 3, 2011
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, and 2023. 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.
Faith,
God, love, grace, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, pray, prayer,
worship, trust, peace, hope, Psalm 59, God’s purpose, calling, protection,
care,
#Faith
#God #love #grace #poetry #pray #prayer #worship #trust #peace #hope #Psalm59 #purpose
#calling #protection #care
Friday, February 03, 2023
With Me in My Struggles – v2
Even
when I am torn,
pulled
in multiple directions,
even
in the midst of discerning
which
way I should turn
God
is always with me
with
me in my struggles
guiding
me through
to
the other side
God
will not forsake me,
leaving
me wandering, lost,
even
in the midst of discerning
which
way I should turn
----------------
Edited
February 3, 2023
With
Me in My Struggles – v2
February
3, 2011
With
Me in My Struggles
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/with-me-in-my-struggles.html
Psalm
59:16
Bible
Verse of the Day
for
February 3, 2011
read
February 3, 2011
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, and 2023. 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.
Faith,
God, love, grace, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, pray, prayer,
worship, trust, peace, hope, Psalm 59, God’s purpose, calling, protection,
care,
#Faith
#God #love #grace #poetry #pray #prayer #worship #trust #peace #hope #Psalm59 #purpose
#calling #protection #care
Sunday, April 22, 2018
within the created order – v4
All of Your creation
within the created order
sings to God, the Creator
of heaven and earth below
for the work of Your hands
Praise to the Maker
the Spirit, the Creator,
our Lord and Redeemer;
All that You created
sings unto You
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edited April
22, 2018
within the
created order – v4
Earth Day 2018
edited April
22, 2015
within the
created order – v3
Earth Day 2015
edited March
9, 2014
within the
created order – v2
April 22, 2013
within the
created order
overview of
the week, page 140
&
Psalm 148
Upper Room
Disciplines for 2013
April 22, 2013
to April 28, 2013
“All Things
New”
by Derrek
Belase
for April 22,
2013
read April 22,
2013
Earth Day 2013
April
22, 2018
&
edited
April 22, 2018
Placed
in the Garden – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
The
Garden Finite – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Formed
from the Dust – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Taken
for Granted – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Caretakers
– v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 23, 2015
Caretakers
– v2
edited
April 23, 2015
Taken
for Granted – v2
edited
April 23, 2015
Formed
from the Dust – v2
edited April 22, 2015
The Garden Finite – v2
edited April 23, 2015
Placed in the Garden – v2
April
25, 2010
Caretakers
April
25, 2010
Taken
for Granted
April
25, 2010
Formed
from the Dust
April
25, 2010
The
Garden Finite
April
25, 2010
Placed
in the Garden
Genesis
2:4b-9, 15
Psalm
104:1-2, 5, 31, 35b (Call to Worship)
1
Timothy 4:4-5
Hymn,
“Shepherd Me, O God”, TFWS #2058 (Psalm 23)
Prayer
of Dedication,
(From
the National Council of Churches [NCC]
Earth
Day Sunday 2002 resource packet,
"Caring
for Creation: Making the World Safe for Children.")
Worship
Theme: “What is our calling within
Creation?”
and
sermon, “Staff Members All Are We”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
8AM
Live
meditation
blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
the
third in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the
Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”
and
the study guide, etc., based on this letter:
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
April
25, 2010
Third
Sunday After Easter
All
of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for
usage. See all 46,840 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
Christ,
Faith, God, grace, love, Methodist, Raymond A. Foss, creation, creator, Genesis
2, tend, care, Pastor Ruth L. Foss, Psalm 104, earth, hope, Earth Day, Psalm
23,
#Christ
#Faith #God #grace #love #Methodist #creation #creator #Genesis2 #tend #care
#Psalm104 #hope #EarthDay #Psalm23 #Earth #Day #stewards #poem #life #legacy
#beauty #world #Spirit #pollution #conservation #preservation #stewardship
Placed in the Garden – v3
Man was created
placed into creation
into the garden
from the dust of the earth;
The breath of God
gives us life.
Not at the end,
on the sixth day only,
in this telling, the story;
Much earlier on
God was active in creating.
An active Creator
by His hands doing;
Man was formed from the dust
and was placed in the garden,
to tend and to care for the
earth
as the Maker planned.
====
edited
April 22, 2018
Placed
in the Garden – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
The
Garden Finite – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Formed
from the Dust – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Taken
for Granted – v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 22, 2018
Caretakers
– v3
Earth
Day 2018
edited
April 23, 2015
Caretakers
– v2
edited
April 23, 2015
Taken
for Granted – v2
edited
April 23, 2015
Formed
from the Dust – v2
edited April 22, 2015
The Garden Finite – v2
edited April 23, 2015
Placed in the Garden – v2
April
25, 2010
Caretakers
April
25, 2010
Taken
for Granted
April
25, 2010
Formed
from the Dust
April
25, 2010
The
Garden Finite
April
25, 2010
Placed
in the Garden
Genesis
2:4b-9, 15
Psalm
104:1-2, 5, 31, 35b (Call to Worship)
1
Timothy 4:4-5
Hymn,
“Shepherd Me, O God”, TFWS #2058 (Psalm 23)
Prayer
of Dedication,
(From
the National Council of Churches [NCC]
Earth
Day Sunday 2002 resource packet,
"Caring
for Creation: Making the World Safe for Children.")
Worship
Theme: “What is our calling within
Creation?”
and
sermon, “Staff Members All Are We”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon
blog
8AM
Live
meditation
blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
the
third in a series of sermons, based in part on the pastoral letter from the
Council of Bishops, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action,”
and
the study guide, etc., based on this letter:
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
April
25, 2010
Third
Sunday After Easter
All
of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray
Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for
usage. See all 46,830 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
Christ,
Faith, God, grace, love, Methodist, Raymond A. Foss, creation, creator, Genesis
2, tend, care, Pastor Ruth L. Foss, Psalm 104, earth, hope, Earth Day, Psalm
23,
#Christ
#Faith #God #grace #love #Methodist #creation #creator #Genesis2 #tend #care
#Psalm104 #hope #EarthDay #Psalm23 #Earth #Day #stewards #poem #life #legacy
#beauty #world #Spirit #pollution #conservation #preservation #stewardship
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