the only seats remaining open
are only on the edges
the front, the back
on the outsides
the edge of the field
the sanctuary, the pews
the seats that remain open
the only places of welcome
for those without seats
were assigned long ago
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edited
October 28, 2015
no
room in the middle – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited
October 12, 2015
no
room in the middle – v2
July
4, 2014
no
room in the middle
Luke
19:1-10
Zacchaeus
“All Means All”
devotion by Richard Lawton
for July 4, 2014
read July 4, 2014
&
July
4, 2014
Romans
15:7 (NIV)
“You Can Join Us If…”
devotion by Christine
Duncan
for July 3, 2014
read July 3, 2014
&
July
2, 2014
Galatians
3:28 (NRSV)
“One in Christ”
devotion by Olivia Piazza
for July 2, 2014
read July 2, 2014
raising concern about
discrimination on the basis of:
race, sex, gender, age,
height, abilities, religion, appearance,
social status, etc.
(we could add nationality,
disabilities, sexual orientation, wealth, etc.)
&
Devozine
for July 1, 2014 to July 6, 2014
“+is it discrimination?”
&
Post by Upper Room Devotional Guide to their Facebook
today:
“God Calls Us to Love Not Judge”
&
I have seen several other pieces on the internet about
the back story to some of the people we judge,
how we don’t know
what they have been through or
are going through.
Here are just a couple:
“See that girl right there…”
&
&
July 1, 2014
1
Samuel 16:7c
“Geek”
Nelson Mandela quote and
devotion by Sarah Jones
and
“Reflect”
devotion by Wesley
Overhults
for July 1, 2014
read July 1, 2014
&
Devozine
for July 1, 2014 to July 6, 2014
“+is it discrimination?”
&
Patten Methodist Youth Group
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
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