Monday, May 19, 2008
On the Hillside that Night
My sheep, grazing in the pasture
on that hillside that night,
along with the others
watching the horizon,
the shadows for predators,
for robbers, for danger
A light so bright, it hurt my eyes
angels descending,
appearing from heaven
singing the most beautiful music
I have ever heard
Singing praises for a savior,
our messiah, finally appearing
down in Bethlehem,
lying in a manger
Boy did we run, to see that sight,
forgetting about the sheep
on the hillside that night
May 19, 2008
Luke 2:8-18
Labels: angels, Bethlehem, Christmas, eyes, Faith, in the crowd, Luke, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, savior, sheep, shepherd, sight, sing
Watching the Parade
Like a conquering king, or Roman general
Jesus entered David’s city
our chosen one
Watching the parade
we cheered the new king,
crying Hosanna!
But he was on a donkey,
even as we hoped
for a new king, to throw off
the Emperor’s yoke;
is he the one?
May 19, 2008
Palm Sunday
Labels: David, Faith, in the crowd, Messiah, Methodist, Palm Sunday, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss
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
They Spoke to Me
We all shook our heads,
in wonderment, amazed,
unable to explain what we heard
these men from Galilee,
those in his inner circle
speaking in words we knew
our home languages
Words they have never used
tongues of fire, igniting tongues
tongues who had been silent, timid
They spoke to me, to each of us
What a Pentecost that was
hearing Christ’s message
in our own languages
May 19, 2008
Acts 2:1-21, Pentecost
Labels: Acts, Acts 2:1-12, acts 2:1-21, Christ, disciples, Faith, fire, in the crowd, May, Methodist, Pentecost, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss
In the Crowd - series of poems
Labels: Alive Now, baptism, Bible, Christ, Faith, God, in the crowd, John, John the Baptist, Methodist, Pentecost, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, the word, Writing Poetry
We were Hungry
We were so very hungry,
for his message, hope and love
hungry for food, there on the mountain
yearning to hear him,
his ministry throughout our land
Our lives, struggling under the weight
of Roman rule, another yoke,
for the people
wanting to believe,
his message, a coming of God
a way to the father
if this be the son
May 16, 2008 and May 18, 2008
Feeding the 5,000
Labels: Faith, father, God, in the crowd, love, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, son
The Multitude at the Seaside
As so it was, as time went along
we would follow him, hear where he was going
always a multitude, a crowd
milling about, following him,
longing to see him
the Christ, serving, in ministry
walking the land, healing the sick
proclaiming God’s love
a different set of law
All of us, so hungry to hear him
following his message
coming to the seaside,
to the water’s edge
even as he comes ashore
May 18, 2008 and May 19, 2008
Mark 3:7-12
Labels: Christ, disciples, Faith, in the crowd, love, Mark, Mark 3, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, water
At His Baptism
Standing on the side of the river
we watched, John standing in the water
preaching to all, to repent
A hard message for some,
those comfortable,
who would not believe
a messiah, fulfilling the prophesies
coming soon to heal the land
to save the people
He came to be baptized
into the water
in his hands, trusting
submitting his body, his will
falling back into the river
washed clean, up out of the water
a voice from heaven, a dove alighting
onto this man of Nazareth,
something we had never seen before
He has come!
May 18, 2008
the story of Jesus’ baptism,
especially John’s version
Labels: baptism, body, Faith, hands, in the crowd, John, John the Baptist, Messiah, Methodist, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, voice, water
Road to Bethlehem
I remember seeing them
walking on the road
on the way to Bethlehem
the long dusty road
the two of them,
scared, moving slowly
struggling along
she was heavy with child
He watched over her
holding the rope of the donkey
carrying her,
I could sense their love
their caring for one another
I wonder what their story is
where this journey will take them
May 18, 2008 and May 19, 2008
Labels: Bethlehem, child, Faith, in the crowd, Jesus, Joseph, journey, love, Mary, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss
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