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Showing posts with label guns. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2022

blood on our hands - v3

so many towns, locations, moments,
names which we know, staggering,
innocents slaughtered
in halls, classrooms
a raging inferno
Hell here below
 
blood on our hands
mental health forgotten
in name of freedom
carnage repeating
guns now increase
more will be purchased
 
will reason intervene,
will spines be stiffened
will a filibuster be broken,
stepping back from the brink
or will more arms be loosed
in our land, on the streets
 
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edited May 26, 2022

blood on our hands – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v3.html

edited May 24, 2022

blood on our hands – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v2.html

January 3, 2013

blood on our hands

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/blood-on-our-hands.html

January 3, 2013

Psalm 80:1-7

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

December 17, 2012 to December 23, 2012

“Rejoice Always”

by Janet Knight

for December 19, 2012,

read December 22, 2012

Fourth week of Advent

Candle of Love

&

earlier poems about Sandy Hook

====

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v3.html

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v2.html

December 16, 2012

“when the monsters come”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come.html

Children’s Message

&

Worship Theme: “I Believe in the God/ Joy”

Luke 3:7-18 (The Message Bible)

Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Common English Bible)

Philippians 4:4-7 (Common English Bible)

Call to Worship

Unison Prayer (Adapted from Isaiah 12:2-6 (Common English Bible)

Candle Lighting Liturgy (GBOD)

Prayer of Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)

and sermon – In God, We Find Our Joy

by Pastor Ruth Foss

<a href="https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss">https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss</a>

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss">http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss </a>

<a href="http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com">http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com</a> 

<a href="http://pastorruth.posterous.com/">http://pastorruth.posterous.com/  </a>

A Handmaiden of the Lord

<a href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org </a>

Suncook United Methodist Church

<a href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org  </a>

<a href="http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/">http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/ </a>

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965 </a>

Suncook, NH

December 16, 2012

Third Sunday of Advent

&

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Edited December 16, 2012

“There is light in the darkness”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/there-is-light-in-darkness.html

quote by

Rev. Matt Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,

posted by Rachel Martin of NPR

https://twitter.com/rachelnpr/status/280277501056532480

Edited December 16, 2012

“Evil will not win”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/evil-will-not-win.html

quotes of Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167374510/newtown-pastor-ready-to-help-town-heal

on NPR this morning

December 16, 2012

&

Edited December 16, 2012

“An Audible Gasp – Newtown – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown-v2.html

Edited December 16, 2012

new poem – “An Audible Gasp – Newtown”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown.html

about the tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

December 14, 2012

 

 

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, and 2022. 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.

 

#poetry Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, purpose, Savior, Pastor Ruth Foss, Advent, Messiah, promise, joy, hope, peace, Newtown, gun violence, guns, Psalm 80, lament, Uvalde,

 

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

born after #Columbine – v2

All of them were born after Columbine
in the shadow of the gun, the chaos
the bleakness of this world
with no memory of a time before.
 
None of them born before the mass shooting
the endless debates, the rocketing sales,
active shooter/ lock-down drills
now part of their school days.
 
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edited May 24, 2022

born after Columbine – v2

 

edited May 24, 2022

blood on our hands – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v2.html

&

April 22, 2018

born after Columbine

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/born-after-columbine.html

written during prayer time

about 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting

and fact no high school students today were alive then

April 20, 2018

&

April 22, 2018

I’m all good, at peace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/im-all-good-at-peace.html  

April 22, 2018

Fourth Sunday of Easter

1 John 3:16-24 (The Voice)

John 10:14-18 (The Message)

Psalm 23 (The Message)

https://youtu.be/muGrqPabBQY

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/42218-psalter-psalm-23-by-pastor-ruth.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988136245871210496

and sermon: “In the Name of Jesus”

video

https://youtu.be/VsVuWsojpAs

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/videos/1400427670063584/

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/42218-sermon-in-name-of-jesus-by-pastor.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988156212435877895

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988134937403502592

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/988113391934992384

text

 

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                              

Patten, ME

April 22, 2018

&

January 3, 2013

blood on our hands

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/blood-on-our-hands.html

January 3, 2013

the cult of the gun - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-cult-of-gun-2.html

Psalm 80:1-7

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

December 17, 2012 to December 23, 2012

“Rejoice Always”

by Janet Knight

for December 19, 2012,

read December 22, 2012

Fourth week of Advent

Candle of Love

&

earlier poems about Sandy Hook

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v3.html

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v2.html

December 16, 2012

“when the monsters come”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come.html

Children’s Message

&

Worship Theme: “I Believe in the God/ Joy”

Luke 3:7-18 (The Message Bible)

Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Common English Bible)

Philippians 4:4-7 (Common English Bible)

Call to Worship

Unison Prayer (Adapted from Isaiah 12:2-6 (Common English Bible)

Candle Lighting Liturgy (GBOD)

Prayer of Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)

and sermon – In God, We Find Our Joy

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com 

http://pastorruth.posterous.com

A Handmaiden of the Lord

Suncook, NH

December 16, 2012

Third Sunday of Advent

&

Edited December 16, 2012

“There is light in the darkness”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/there-is-light-in-darkness.html

quote by

Rev. Matt Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,

posted by Rachel Martin of NPR

https://twitter.com/rachelnpr/status/280277501056532480

Edited December 16, 2012

“Evil will not win”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/evil-will-not-win.html

quotes of Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167374510/newtown-pastor-ready-to-help-town-heal

on NPR this morning

December 16, 2012

&

Edited December 16, 2012

“An Audible Gasp – Newtown – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown-v2.html

Edited December 16, 2012

new poem – “An Audible Gasp – Newtown”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown.html

about the tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

December 14, 2012

&

edited July 21, 2012

“The Cult of the Gun”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.jp/2012/07/the-cult-of-gun.html

July 21, 2012

“For the love of the gun – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-love-of-gun-v2.html

July 21, 2012

“For the love of the gun”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/for-love-of-gun.html

day after the Aurora, Colorado shootings

&

posting my Michael Moore

https://twitter.com/MMFlint

on link to his film, Bowling for Columbine

https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/226732157958234112

Bowling for Columbine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jGtAcDefHg

 

 

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, and 2022. 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, Faith, God, Spirit, love, grace, prayer, faith, Pastor Ruth Foss, poem, healing, Psalm 23, shepherd, Good Shepherd, sheep, John 10, 1 John 3,

 

#Christ #Faith #love #grace #Spirit #God #hope #journey #prayer #poem #resurrection #Acts4 #stone #builders #salvation #Psalm23 #shepherd #GoodShepherd #sheep #promise #protection #comfort #John10 #1John3 #compassion #mercy #healing

 

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poetry, Faith, law, love, America, Uvalde, freedom, Christ, Spirit, God, grace, calling, death, crisis, guns, NRA, gun violence, second amendment, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Columbine, Parkland,

 

#poetry #Faith #law #love #America #Uvalde #freedom #injustice #Faith #God #grace #calling #purpose #poetry #death #crisis #NRA #violence #Christ #Newtown #gunviolence #guns #America #ParklandShooting #Columbine

blood on our hands – v2

so many towns
names which we know, staggering,
innocents slaughtered
in the halls, the classrooms
Hell here below
 
blood on our hands
in the name of freedom
carnage repeating
our guns now increase
even more purchased
 
will reason intervene,
will a filibuster be broken,
stepping back from the brink
or will more arms be loosed
in our land, on the streets
 
------

edited May 24, 2022

blood on our hands – v2

 

January 3, 2013

blood on our hands

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/blood-on-our-hands.html

January 3, 2013

Psalm 80:1-7

Upper Room Disciplines for 2012

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm

December 17, 2012 to December 23, 2012

“Rejoice Always”

by Janet Knight

for December 19, 2012,

read December 22, 2012

Fourth week of Advent

Candle of Love

&

earlier poems about Sandy Hook

====

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v3.html

Edited December 17, 2012

“when the monsters come – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v2.html

December 16, 2012

“when the monsters come”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come.html

Children’s Message

&

Worship Theme: “I Believe in the God/ Joy”

Luke 3:7-18 (The Message Bible)

Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Common English Bible)

Philippians 4:4-7 (Common English Bible)

Call to Worship

Unison Prayer (Adapted from Isaiah 12:2-6 (Common English Bible)

Candle Lighting Liturgy (GBOD)

Prayer of Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)

and sermon – In God, We Find Our Joy

by Pastor Ruth Foss

<a href="https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss">https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss</a>

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss">http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss </a>

<a href="http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com">http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com</a> 

<a href="http://pastorruth.posterous.com/">http://pastorruth.posterous.com/  </a>

A Handmaiden of the Lord

<a href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org </a>

Suncook United Methodist Church

<a href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org  </a>

<a href="http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/">http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/ </a>

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965 </a>

Suncook, NH

December 16, 2012

Third Sunday of Advent

&

=====

Edited December 16, 2012

“There is light in the darkness”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/there-is-light-in-darkness.html

quote by

Rev. Matt Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,

posted by Rachel Martin of NPR

https://twitter.com/rachelnpr/status/280277501056532480

Edited December 16, 2012

“Evil will not win”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/evil-will-not-win.html

quotes of Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167374510/newtown-pastor-ready-to-help-town-heal

on NPR this morning

December 16, 2012

&

Edited December 16, 2012

“An Audible Gasp – Newtown – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown-v2.html

Edited December 16, 2012

new poem – “An Audible Gasp – Newtown”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown.html

about the tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

December 14, 2012

 

 

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, and 2022. 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.


poetry, Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, purpose, Savior, Pastor Ruth Foss, Advent, Messiah, promise, joy, hope, peace, Newtown, gun violence, guns, Psalm 80, lament, Uvalde,

 

#poetry #Faith #God #grace #love #Christ #Advent #Messiah #Newtown #gunviolence #guns #America #Psalm80 #lament #Uvalde

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

they all have been born after Columbine – v2


a whole generation, our children,
who have all been trained
for an active shooter in their midst
lock-down drills a part of their school days

they all have been born after Columbine
under the lengthening shadow
of the gun, the chaos, the tragedy,
the bleakness of this world

they have no memory, no sense,
of a time before Columbine, Parkland,
before the many mass shootings
the endless partisan debates

they all have been targeted, trained,
learning different lessons than we were taught
active shooters/ lock-down drills
all a part of their school days

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edited April 24, 2018
they all have been born after Columbine – v2

edited April 23, 2018
they all have been born after Columbine
April 22, 2018
born after Columbine
written during prayer time 4/22/18
about 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting
and fact no high school students today were alive before Columbine
April 20, 2018
&
April 22, 2018
I’m all good, at peace
April 22, 2018
Fourth Sunday of Easter
1 John 3:16-24 (The Voice)
John 10:14-18 (The Message)
Psalm 23 (The Message)
and sermon: “In the Name of Jesus”
video
text

by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog                             
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
April 22, 2018
&
January 3, 2013
the cult of the gun - 2
Psalm 80:1-7
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
December 17, 2012 to December 23, 2012
“Rejoice Always”
by Janet Knight
for December 19, 2012,
read December 22, 2012
Fourth week of Advent
Candle of Love
&
earlier poems about Sandy Hook
Edited December 17, 2012
“when the monsters come – v3”
Edited December 17, 2012
“when the monsters come – v2”
December 16, 2012
“when the monsters come”
Children’s Message
&
Worship Theme: “I Believe in the God/ Joy”
Luke 3:7-18 (The Message Bible)
Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Common English Bible)
Philippians 4:4-7 (Common English Bible)
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer (Adapted from Isaiah 12:2-6 (Common English Bible)
Candle Lighting Liturgy (GBOD)
Prayer of Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)
and sermon – In God, We Find Our Joy
by Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook, NH
December 16, 2012
Third Sunday of Advent
&
Edited December 16, 2012
“There is light in the darkness”,
quote by
Rev. Matt Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,
posted by Rachel Martin of NPR
Edited December 16, 2012
“Evil will not win”
quotes of Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church
on NPR this morning
December 16, 2012
&
Edited December 16, 2012
“An Audible Gasp – Newtown – v2”
Edited December 16, 2012
new poem – “An Audible Gasp – Newtown”
about the tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School
December 14, 2012
&
edited July 21, 2012
“The Cult of the Gun”
July 21, 2012
“For the love of the gun – v2”
July 21, 2012
“For the love of the gun”
day after the Aurora, Colorado shootings
&
posting my Michael Moore
on link to his film, Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine

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, Spirit, love, grace, prayer, faith, Pastor Ruth Foss, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, poem, healing, Psalm 23, shepherd, Good Shepherd, sheep, John 10, 1 John 3,

#Christ #Faith #love #grace #Spirit #God #hope #journey #prayer #poem #resurrection #Acts4 #stone #builders #salvation #Psalm23 #shepherd #GoodShepherd #sheep #promise #protection #comfort #John10 #1John3 #compassion #mercy #healing

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Faith, law, love, America, freedom, Christ, Spirit, God, grace, calling, death, crisis, guns, NRA, gun violence, second amendment, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Columbine, Parkland,

#Faith #law #love #America #freedom #injustice #God #grace #calling #purpose #poetry #death #crisis #NRA #violence #Christ #Newtown #gunviolence #guns #USA #lament #NationalWalkoutDay #ParklandShooting #Columbine #ColumbineHighSchool #massshooting