Showing posts with label wheat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wheat. Show all posts

Monday, December 01, 2025

May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine – v4 #poetry #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #prayer #Ukraine #StandwithUkraine #VictoryforUkraine #blue #yellow #flag #wheat #sunflowers #sky

May this war come to an end
with freedom for these people
the brave men and women,
for all the children of this land
Awash in blue and yellow…
 
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
May there be a great grain harvest
may they be able to return, to rebuild,
In peace, soon, in their homeland
Awash in blue and yellow…
 
May peace take root, firmly planted
in their rich, dark soil, this earth,
May they walk in their lives freed
from aggression, in their homeland
Awash in blue and yellow…
 
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Edited December 1, 2025
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine – v4
 
…unfortunately, more than 1,200 days after I drafted
this prayer, the war continues…
March 24, 2022
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/may-sunflowers-bloom-in-ukraine.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, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, prayer, Ukraine, Stand with Ukraine, Victory for Ukraine, blue, yellow, flag, wheat, sunflowers, sky,
 
#poetry #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #prayer #Ukraine #StandwithUkraine #VictoryforUkraine #blue #yellow #flag #wheat #sunflowers #sky


Friday, November 29, 2024

May #sunflowers bloom in #Ukraine – v3

May this war come to an end
with freedom for these people
the brave men and women,
for all the children of this land
a sea of blue and yellow…
 
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
may there be a great grain harvest
may they be able to return, to rebuild,
in peace, soon, in their homeland
a sea of blue and yellow…
 
May peace take root, firmly,
in their rich, dark soil, this earth,
may they walk in their lives freed
from aggression, in their homeland
a sea blue and yellow…
 
================  
Edited November 29, 2024
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine – v3
 
…unfortunately, more than 1,000 days after I drafted
this prayer, the war continues…
March 24, 2022
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/may-sunflowers-bloom-in-ukraine.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, 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, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, prayer, Ukraine, Stand with Ukraine, Victory for Ukraine, blue, yellow, flag, wheat, sunflowers, sky,
 
#poetry #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #prayer #Ukraine #StandwithUkraine #VictoryforUkraine #blue #yellow #flag #wheat #sunflowers #sky


Friday, August 30, 2024

May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine – v2

May this war come to an end
with freedom for these people
the brave men and women,
for all the children of this land
a sea of blue and yellow.
 
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
may there be a great grain harvest
may they be able to return, to rebuild,
in peace, soon, in their homeland
a sea of blue and yellow.
 
May peace take root, firmly,
in their rich, dark soil, this earth,
may they walk in their lives freed
from aggression, in their homeland
a sea blue and yellow…




 
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Edited August 30, 2024
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine – v2
 
…unfortunately, 2.5 years from when I drafted
This prayer, the war continues…
March 24, 2022
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/may-sunflowers-bloom-in-ukraine.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, 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, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, prayer, Ukraine, Stand with Ukraine, Victory for Ukraine, blue, yellow, flag, wheat, sunflowers, sky,
 
#poetry #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #prayer #Ukraine #StandwithUkraine #VictoryforUkraine #blue #yellow #flag #wheat #sunflowers #sky

Friday, March 15, 2024

Hearts in the tin – v2

hearts in the tin,
in the pattern of clover,
luck, love, shining,
watching over us
a story written,
hammered in the ceiling,
in the wall of tin
intricate patterns
Father, Son, and Spirit
joined with us,
hearts in the tin
in the pattern of clover
hearts in the ceiling
watching over us
 
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Edited March 15, 2024
Hearts in the tin – v2
 
May 31, 2014
Hearts in the tin
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/hearts-in-tin.html
Numbers on the ceiling
more about the tin ceiling at
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
edited May 31, 2014
to be wheat – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-be-wheat-v2.html
edited May 8, 2014
to be wheat
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-be-wheat.html
about the tin walls decorated like shafts of wheat
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
 
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, Christ, Faith, God, grace, harvest, hearts, love, Matthew 13, pray, purpose, savior, seed, soil, sower, wheat, witness,
 
#poetry #faith #God #Christ #love #grace #Savior #hope #joy #calling #Matthew13 #seed #sower #pray #wheat #harvest

Thursday, March 24, 2022

May #sunflowers bloom in #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #StandwithUkraine

May this war come to an end
with freedom for these people
the brave men and women,
for all the children of this land
a sea of blue and yellow.
 
May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine
may there be a great grain harvest
may they be able to return, to rebuild,
in peace, soon, in their homeland
a sea of blue and yellow.






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March 24, 2022

May sunflowers bloom in Ukraine

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/may-sunflowers-bloom-in-ukraine.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, 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, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, prayer, Ukraine, Stand with Ukraine, Victory for Ukraine, blue, yellow, flag, wheat, sunflowers, sky,

 

#poetry #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #prayer #Ukraine #StandwithUkraine #VictoryforUkraine #blue #yellow #flag #wheat #sunflowers #sky

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Lord of the Harvest


Lord of the harvest,
of the kingdom, of heaven,
culling the weeds
in your perfect time
We are the workers
we are the soil
may the seed grow in us
a harvest to come

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July 22, 2017
Lord of the Harvest

July 22, 2017
the weeds also grew
July 22, 2017
the enemy planted weeks
Matthew 13:24-30
Mathew 13:24-30, 36-43
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 21, 2017
read July 22, 2017
&
merged, edited July 22, 2017
Heirs of His suffering, of His glory
July 22, 2017
heirs of His glory
July 22, 2017
heirs of his suffering
July 22, 2017
the witness of the Spirit
Romans 8:12-25
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 21, 2017
re-read July 22, 2017
&
July 21, 2017
we long for the morning
July 21, 2017
we groan for the morning
Romans 8:12-25
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 21, 2017
read July 21, 2017
&
July 20, 2017
known by God - 2
July 20, 2017
open to God - 4
July 20, 2017
submit gladly
Psalm 139:13:18, 23-24
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 20, 2017
read July 20, 2017
&
July 19, 2017
may I feel your presence
edited July 19, 2017
like a garment, a presence – v2
July 19, 2017
like a garment, a presence
July 19, 2017
I am transparent
July 19, 2017
feeling Christ with me
Psalm 139:1-12
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 19, 2017
read July 19, 2017
&
July 18, 2017
a stone in the desert
July 18, 2017
an altar to God
Genesis 28:16-19a
Genesis 28:10-19a
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 18, 2017
read July 18, 2017
&
edited July 18, 2017
in the night of the soul – v2
July 18, 2017
not in a dream
Genesis 28:10-15
dream about Jacob’s ladder
Genesis 28:10-19a
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 17, 2017
re-read July 18, 2017
&
July 17, 2017
in the night of the soul
Genesis 28:10-15
dream about Jacob’s ladder
Genesis 28:10-19a
The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017
“Unexpected Grace
July 17, 2017 to July 23, 2017
by Elmer Lavastida Alfonso
devotion for July 17, 2017
read July 17, 2017

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, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 44,580 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, Spirit, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Genesis 28, promise, protection, worship, Psalm 139, Romans 8, Matthew 13,

#Christ #God #Spirit #love #grace #faith #hope #savior #prayer #Genesis28 #worship #Psalm139 #Romans8 #Matthew13

Sunday, July 16, 2017

sitting in the fields – v3


Sitting in the golden fields,
the pews, this sanctuary;
We are the workers,
we are the wheat,
ready for the harvest
for Christ’s triumphal return.

Sitting in the fields
the pews, this sanctuary
wrapped in God’s loving arms
prepared each week for service
to carry on Christ’s work
before He gathers us home.

Sitting in the golden fields,
the pews, this sanctuary;
We are the workers,
we are the wheat,
preparing for Christ’s coming
to reap the harvest home.

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edited July 16, 2017
sitting in the fields – v3

edited July 15, 2017
we are the workers, the wheat – v8
edited February 3, 2016
we are the workers, the wheat – v7
(editing original again)
edited August 6, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat – v6
(merging edits to original, version 4, and version 5)
&
edited January 23, 2016
A Noun and a Verb – v2
July 29, 2015
A Noun and a Verb
&
July 31, 2015
Gathering Wheat
“Bringing in the Sheaves”
by Knowles Shaw and
George A. Minor
&
July 31, 2015
He will take me home on high
verse 4 of “Jesus Loves Me! This I Know”
by William B. Bradbury and Anna B. Warner
&
July 31, 2015
we can rest assured
“Blessed Assurance”
by Fanny J. Crosby and Phoebe P. Knapp
Psalm 23
&
July 31, 2015
in the words of the Psalms
July 31, 2015
accept salvation
July 31, 2015
when we hope
July 30, 2015
Because of hope
Psalm 38:15
edited July 30, 2015
we put our hope in you
Psalm 33:2
July 30, 2015
Hope through the Blood of Jesus
July 30, 2015
Hope defined by God
July 30, 2015
Hope in the Lord
July 30, 2015
Hope in His Love
July 30, 2015
what we put our hope in
July 29, 2015
our only hope – 2
July 29, 2015
Hope and trust
&
edited August 1, 2015
sitting in the fields – v2
edited August 1, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat – v5
(editing original)
edited August 1, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat – v4
(editing version 3)
edited August 1, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat – v3
(editing version 2)
edited August 1, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat – v2
edited/ new July 31, 2015
we are the workers, the wheat
July 31, 2015
sitting in the fields
the interior tin wall of
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
are shafts of wheat;
the crown molding top of the walls
are the heads of the wheat.
&
On the walls of the sanctuary, you will see names of saints who have gone before us in the stained glass but you will also see vertical stalks all around us. The tinsmiths put these there to remind us we are to the wheat ripe for harvest, ready to be gathered in by God. Look toward the ceilings, the heads of the wheat are ready. There are also sections of the wall and ceiling where we see the shape of vines, as we are connected in the vine. There are places on the ceiling that have the number 7 for perfection, the number 12 for the tribe of Israel and the number 40 for the forty days, the forty years, etc. There is the shape of shepherd staffs on either side of the Good Shepherd stained glass. There is an arch like the shape of the dome leading us into the chancel.
&
July 31, 2015
Gathering Wheat
“Bringing in the Sheaves”
by Knowles Shaw and
George A. Minor
&
July 31, 2015
He will take me home on high
verse 4 of “Jesus Loves Me! This I Know”
by William B. Bradbury and Anna B. Warner
&
July 31, 2015
we can rest assured
“Blessed Assurance”
by Fanny J. Crosby and Phoebe P. Knapp
Psalm 23
&
July 31, 2015
in the words of the Psalms
July 31, 2015
accept salvation
July 31, 2015
when we hope
July 31, 2015
What do we hope in?
All scripture is from the NIV Bible
Psalm 9:18;
Psalm 16:9;
Psalm 23
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 33:18;
Psalm 33:22;
Psalm 38:15
Psalm 39:7;
Psalm 43:5
and sermon, “Hope… ”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Fourth Friday of the month service at Mt. Heights Health Care Facility
July 31, 2015
&
July 26, 2015
What do we hope in?
All scripture is from the NIV Bible
Psalm 9:18; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 31:24
Psalm 33:18; Psalm 33:22; Psalm 38:15
Psalm 39:7; Psalm 43:5
and sermon, “Hope… ”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 26, 2015
&
July 19, 2015
(All Scripture Is From the NIV Bible)
Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9
John 1:14-17
Hebrews 4:16
1 Peter 4:10
and sermon, “Grace… It’s not Just A Girls Name”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 19, 2015
&
July 12, 2015
We are chosen and equipped by God
to do His work in the world.
(All Scripture Is From the NIV Bible)
Acts 6:1-7
2 Thessalonians 2:13
John 15:15-16
1 Peter 2:9-10
2 Timothy 3:14-17
Exodus 3-4
Acts 22:14-16
and sermon, “I Have Chosen You…”
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 12, 2015
&
July 5, 2015
Seventh Sunday of Pentecost
4th of July
Declaration of Independence
and sermon, “Just Say Jesus” and Communion liturgy
video:
text:
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
July 5, 2015

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, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 44,550 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, God, Spirit, grace, love, Pastor Ruth Foss, Savior, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, witness, faith, UMC, hope, salvation, joy, chosen, calling, fields, wheat, harvest,

#God #Christ #love #grace #Spirit #faith #UMC #hope #salvation #chosen #calling #wheat #harvest