We must be authentic – v2

We must be authentic,
at peace in our person,
witness to our own truth,
the path, on our life’s journey…
 
We must share openly,
our genuine self, naked,
we must offer ourselves,
authentic on our life’s journey…
 
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Edited March 11, 2024
We must be authentic – v2
 
March 11, 2024
We must be authentic
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/we-must-be-authentic.html
“Our own life has to be our message.”
Quote of Thích Nhất Hạnh,
found in his August 9, 2004 book,
The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology
 
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, 2023, and 2024. 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, life, witness, path, authentic, genuine, real, truth, calling, purpose, meaning, Thích Nhất Hạnh,
 
#Poetry #life #witness #path #authentic #genuine #real #truth #calling #purpose #meaning #ThíchNhấtHạnh

We must be authentic

We must be authentic,
being at peace in our person,
We must witness to our own truth,
the path, on our life’s journey…
 
We must share openly,
our genuine self, naked,
We must offer ourselves,
the world, on our life’s journey…
 
------------
March 11, 2024
We must be authentic
 
“Our own life has to be our message.”
Quote of Thích Nhất Hạnh,
found in his August 9, 2004 book,
The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology
 
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, 2023, and 2024. 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, life, witness, path, authentic, genuine, real, truth, calling, purpose, meaning, Thích Nhất Hạnh,
 
#Poetry #life #witness #path #authentic #genuine #real #truth #calling #purpose #meaning #ThíchNhấtHạnh

A Tent Maker – v2

We forget, in our reverence

the roles of the apostles, the saints

We forget Jesus the carpenter,

Peter the fisherman,

Paul the tent maker,

the many shepherds,

the men of the land

all of the patriarchs

We, no matter what our work,

are worthy, part of the body,

as they each are, in our time

every role is useful

whatever our gifts

all of them useful

to the kingdom,

the work of the church

edited March 20, 2014

A Tent Maker – v2

August 31, 2008

A Tent Maker

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post_215.html

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

and children’s message and

sermon, “All Work Is God’s Work”,

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,

Suncook United Methodist Church

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 28,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Tent Maker

We forget, in our reverence
the roles of the apostles, the saints
We forget Jesus the carpenter,
Peter the fisherman,
Paul the tent maker,
the many shepherds,
the men of the land
so many of the patriarchs
We, no matter what our work,
are worthy, part of the body,
as they each are, in our time
every role is useful
to the kingdom,
the work of the church

August 31, 2008
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
and children’s message and
sermon, “All Work Is God’s Work”,
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
Suncook United Methodist Church

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 28,490+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.