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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Like a Hurricane

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Like a hurricane, coming straight for them a thundering rush of wind, piercing the night so was the entrance of the Spirit bringing power fo...

Tools for the Mission

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Commissioned by the Savior to be his ambassadors, his emissaries his missionaries in the world Equipped for the work tools for the mission t...

Equipped for the Task

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The timid disciples, gathered in a room hiding in Jerusalem, in their hidden place the mysteries revealed, shared by the risen Lord but stil...

Our Sojourn through this World

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Praying to the Spirit for guidance, for illumination for the Spirit’s presence with us choosing the word, sojourn, a brief stay in a place, ...

in His footsteps

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our prayer, in giving of our resources asking for wisdom, for guidance on where the monies should be spent; but going beyond praying too tha...

Open Hearts, to Your Spirit

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Come upon us Holy Spirit of God fall upon us wellspring of our hearts bubble up from within us the seed planted long ago our baptism, even a...

In Native Tongues

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The book, the story opened made accessible, reachable in native tongues, in words understood the power of Pentecost meeting each where they ...

Email 5/27/09 from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture

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Dear NRCAT Supporter: NRCAT is sponsoring a major event led by seven heads of faith groups and other senior religious leaders in front of ...

Email from Bill Mefford, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church 05/31/09

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Add Your Name and Let Your Voice Be Heard. Dear Raymond, We've had over 1500 people add their name to our statement of faith The Truth W...
Friday, May 29, 2009

His Unknown Youth

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We are never really told the story of his unknown youth most of his life a mystery Called to the water to the Jordan, to John cleansed ...

Inspired Differently

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Human hearts, urged to share touched, inspired differently. Different speakers, these writers witnesses, seeing the world, his life subtle v...

A Shining Example

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Tangible, clear, authentic a shining example of God’s love in life, the story of the Christ His brief ministry paving the way a well of livi...

The Parable of His Life

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Bread and wine, his body and his blood A story of God’s love, the parable of his life. For God so loved the world, words unfathomable, beyon...

The Parable of Christ

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In His life, his human life the parable of Christ As much as any story he told the days of his life a parable for our instruction teaching u...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

As Real as You and Me

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God’s love, the mission of Christ sharing the love of the father as real today as then as real, as approachable, as you and me We are the wi...

In a Tangible Way

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God’s love, living among us real, tangible, Christ, God incarnate, a parable in common terms God revealed in simple human form in a life liv...

Slow Rain

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Just back from lunch with my wife. Getting back to work on a very rainy day. the sound of it off the roof, through the closed window besi...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Faith in Action - June is Torture Awareness Month

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http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5190989&ct=6941593

United Methodist Church - Faith in Action - May 25, 2009 - includes my poem, "Totally Wrong"

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One of my poems, "Totally Wrong", was selected to be put in the United Methodist Faith in Action newsletter for May 25, 2009 - h...

Poetry Where You Live - now a BOOK!!!!!!!

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My 1st book of poetry, Poetry Where You Live, is now available at http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=56943 . If you l...

A Hidden Bloom

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The rich, full, round rhododendron bloom hidden, nestled snug behind the yew, full green deep forest, radiant chartreuse where the growing e...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Big Plans

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through the gifts, given by God big plans for our lives the little mustard seed more than enough mighty trees come from these so to the litt...

Gifts through the workings of his power

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gifts he received, we each receive through the workings of his power through the loving grace of God, alone we receive gifts of the spirit a...

Boldness before His Presence

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Not like Job, calling our God not to question; but to approach his heavenly throne a boldness of the saving we share the loving reconciliati...

A Village Church

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Our church, a village church nestled in the heart, the center the little place in the village known by the mustard seeds the little acts...
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Each One a Mustard Seed

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The size of the ministry the work in the fields the village church alive in the giving, the sharing sowing mustard seeds tiny, little, ...

Planting Our Mustard Seeds

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Each one of us, charged, commissioned to sow the seeds of faith, planting our mustard seeds in the soil, in the soil of our hearts in th...

From a Tiny Seed

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The parable, the story of the tiny mustard seed from this small, small thing, greatness emerges a tree, branches for shade, for shelter beyo...

Flowers in our yard - 05/23/09, Suncook, NH

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Burgundy Bouquets

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nothing some much as burgundy bouquets clusters of the rhododendrons like the bows put on the paper plates at the bridal showers round ball ...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

A Mustard Seed Planted

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Small, little seeds, seeds planted a mustard seed, planted with care how it will grow what fruits it will bear unknown to the sower to the o...

The Fertile Ground

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Our children, the fertile ground our lessons, our teachings the mustard seeds unpredicted futures; but the planting daily into the fertile s...

Only through His Power

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The words of the apostle, an acknowledgement of the miraculous gift, His saving and commission all of his life’s work, his ministry, a holy ...

The Privilege of Sharing

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In no way a burden a joy, the mission of his life a privilege of sharing the message of God of love, of His holy purpose fulfilled, revealed...

Establish Justice

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Humbly walking with our God acting as He would guide in loving response to his saving grace to use our might, our power to establish justice...

Freedom with Reverence

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Humility, a humbleness with power calling us, praying that we, that our nation may use our freedom, our liberty, our might our freedom with ...

No Peace with Oppression

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We prayed that God would enable us to make no peace with oppression no appeasement to the easy way no accommodation for evil no matter w...

Fearlessly Contend Against Evil

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The words of our prayer meaningful in the context of our worship today the charge for the congregation, for each of our hearts to fight a...

Joining us in our questioning

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Christ joins us in our questioning just as he joined Cleopas and the other on the dusty Emmaus Road He comes to us, to walk by our side ...

Joining them in their anguish

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We must remember the moment of their journey on the day of Easter, before the certainty of his rising a ministry cut short, followers disp...

Walking in the Shadow of the Cross

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Walking, journeying, living out my days in the shadow of the cross letting go of my troubles, of my cares of my life, submitting to God ...

In the Arms of the Cross

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Under the shadow of the cross the servanthood of our king the arms of the cross wrapping around me walking with my savior my life not m...

Under the Shadow of the Cross

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Our lives, if we are yoked to our Savior our brother, if we are following the calling of the Lord living under the shadow of the cross re...

Kneeling Under the Shadow of the Cross

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Bowing our heads, giving over our wills leaving all, our comfort kneeling as he did, in the Garden Gethsemane, knowing what awaited aski...

Choosing the Shadow of the Cross

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Following the way of the cross, the example of the Christ humbling ourselves submitting, giving our will turning to the will of God wal...

Inspiration Poetry

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Words coming quickly titles and phrases, bits of the body flying through the air falling to the page in line and verse inspiration poet...

Fifty Years

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I thought about the date, yesterday Fifty years since they said, I do eighteen since she said, goodbye. A moment in time, a date on the cale...

Naming a Fragrance

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The subtle, profound, the pungent, sweet, soft, loud, ornate naming a fragrance, of the variations of lilac scents the soft subtle lily of t...

Describing Colors

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My limited language, different meanings, perceptions of colors, of shades, hues; brand names, the color wheel plants, fruits, sky and cloud ...

A Series of Squares

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The work, the lawn carved up into a series of squares crisp edges, overlapping rows breaking all up a section at a time. Like parts of...

A Single Thistle

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At the base of the fir the thick trunk a single thistle growing up between the roots strong, thorny, green the flower of Scotland home of my...

Trills in the Breezes

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The window open next to me early May morning in the office three of the kittens, all the boys squeezed into the small space drawn by the tri...

One-Ply on the End Cap

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Oh it was too easy, in my rush after the traffic to the bank, the banter of the customers marking time by the rope line nothing so pretty as...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

His Eternal Purpose

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Since the very beginning one eternal purpose the goal of God, the creator reconciliation, communion relationship with a people covenant, lov...

Little White Bells

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Little white bells lanterns hanging from each stem where there would have been a lawn a sea of lily of the valley a fog of scent g...

To Proclaim His Wonderful Triumphs

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Appointed, named commissioned into a royal priesthood a people, a faith for all time to proclaim the wonderful triumphs Christ’s victory, et...

A Single Poppy

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In the whole garden like screens of green plane of green rising into the morning sun a single poppy more ornate, fuller, larger as if a show...

Deep, Deep Purple

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Way darker than violet rich, saturated, pure color-wheel-purple shimmering color of the lilacs full bouquets on each branch bunches and bunc...

As threadbare as old cheesecloth

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Last year’s maple leaf, or maybe older still no flesh remaining, just the dry bones maybe the veins and arteries, yes, that may be the wa...