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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Screens of Green

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planes of the forest, the marsh, the meadows long grasses, ferns, green upon the waters cat o’ nine tails, pines, new-born maples in pool...

Looking into the Green Mist

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driving north on the interstate verdant fields and forest beside me looking, ever expectantly, into the green mist, the present fog through ...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Poetry Where You Live - on AbeBooks

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http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1354783532&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3Dpoetry%2Bwhere%2Byou%2Blive%26x%3D0%26y%3D0

See one of my poems on another blog

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http://beautyjoyhope.blogspot.com/
Thursday, June 25, 2009

A Shimmering Line

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The light of the moon a shimmering line across the skin of the lake rising and falling, undulating toward the horizon the rays of the full m...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Dahlia - Jenny - 06/23/09

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Poetry Where You Live - on Barnes and Noble.com

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http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Poetry-Where-You-Live/Raymond-A-Foss/e/9781441525345/?itm=1

Poetry Where You Live - on Amazon.com

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http://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Where-Live-Raymond-Foss/dp/1441525343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245663451&sr=1-1
Sunday, June 21, 2009

A Piece of Amethyst

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in the dirt, the lawn, just barely visible a bit of smooth color, catching the light the wet earth, after the mower cleared more away a piec...

Foggy day on the ocean

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A foggy day on the ocean, my feet in the warm surf, feeling the water lapping, the movement of the tide the shifting of the liquid sand ...

Steamers for lunch

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The words of the screen “steamers for lunch, foggy day on the ocean” so much cascading memory flooding over me, seeing the image of the wate...

Teach Them

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No degree, no special schooling did they have an apprenticeship, of sorts, perhaps sitting at the master’s feet watching him, learning from ...

His Last Lecture

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The commissioning, few words His last lecture on earth claiming His authority Imparting us with power a mission to the world Words that have...

Joining the Circle of Your Love

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Not joining our church, our congregation; joining the circle of Your love so were the words of welcome new members entering in becoming part...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Stand Up and Walk

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Healed in an instant with power he commanded and his brother walked they were all witnesses awesome God September 13, 2008 Acts 3:1-10 – Twi...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Day Lily - 06/19/09

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God is Love

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In the letter, the words of John written later, distilling, aware, understanding after the walk with the One, sent to earth as was foretold ...

Dahlia - Jenny - 06/19/09 7:48am

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A New Day Burgeons

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Bursting forth, blooming before our eyes not some truly gradual even, unfurling more like water boiling, suddenly, urgently seemingly goi...

from its slumber

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Newborn, rising from the earth the warming, changing, the rich wet soil the crocus rising from its slumber bursting forth into the light unf...

Bursting Forth

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Changed, transformed forevermore, a new creation like the butterfly out of its cocoon its wings stiffening new blood through the veins warmi...

through the eyes of the Spirit

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The world, life, a new perspective a new prism, looking, seeing through the eyes of the Spirit living, dwelling within us new eyes, a new cr...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sermon - "“New Beginnings”, by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, June 14, 2009, Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH

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2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14b-17 (The Message Bible) “New Beginnings” The Lord be with you And also with you Let us pray. . . Loving Creator of ...

Seeds of Faith

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Small seeds of faith words – faith, belief, God love, salvation, resurrection Fed by the watering of the word the light of the Son grow...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Caring for the Scattered Seeds

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Caring for the scattered seeds those planted by others those we have planted All needing nurture, needing love growing, all, in ways known t...

The Growing Seed

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Faithful, though a mystery scattering seeds, love, the word of God, the story the message of the Christ, of love The growing seed, the way o...

A New Creation

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No longer of the flesh we are transformed a new creation, of the Spirit living in Christ, in the way of the cross living now of the Spirit w...

Whirling, Spinning

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Whirling, spinning jumping, leaping up into the chancel singling, silently with the song on grace. Joining us into worship bringing us with ...
Friday, June 12, 2009

The Faith We Bring

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Into the church into the world the faith we bring growing throughout our lives living within us This is what we share this is who we are a c...

Our Faith Journeys

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Each one authentic each of them real Your love revealed in our faith journeys Through study, fellowship in worship, in prayer we each grow s...

Scripture Read and the Word Proclaimed

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Invoking the Spirit, presence of God a blessing, a prayer on us gathered here the scripture read and the Word proclaimed a message for our m...
Monday, June 08, 2009

A Little Longer

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They had a little longer walk today to stop in wonder at the beauty along our way to see the flowers in brighter hues Slowing to see the whi...
Sunday, June 07, 2009

The Gospel, the Good News

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Offered for us, received the gospel, the good news proof of the coming of the one and the power of his name The joy, the thanksgiving that w...

For a Drowning Person

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A word of challenge rising from the pastor, if our worship was for someone a life preserver for a drowning person In the scripture, in the m...

A Call to Discipleship

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In the message, the service, the worship today a call to discipleship, to walk as they did to take the mantle of the work of Christ to heal ...

An Insight to God

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In the way in which the Messiah revealed in the way in which the disciples healed an insight to God His way of servanthood of faith unseen t...

A message of hope

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the power of the name of Christ a message of hope, for us all healed by his name alone no hands laid upon him merely the intoning, calling C...

Untrained Laity

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It was untrained laity, starting the church Healing in the name of the one in the name of the Christ Preaching on Pentecost moving out into ...

The Call into Worship

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That we may receive that which is offered for us so were the words read aloud the words I shared with the congregation centering us, calling...

When was it?

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When was the moment, the moments the times in our lives, when we were healed, spiritually changed? How did these moments make a difference ...

A Smile Growing

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A smile growing, in the way I was speaking a smile growing, capturing my face my voice rising, in the sharing Christ revealing himself t...

Resound

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The one word, resound, that the words resound with the God’s own heart More than written, more even than that they were inspired Filled with...

Jumping

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Not begging for crumbs no longer an outcast shouting, leaping, jumping for joy healed, physically, spiritually in the name of Jesus Christ a...

Authentic

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A pure, honesty, authentic human encounter looking at each other squarely in the eye Asking for his daily bread for alms by which to live Ge...

Alms

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He was begging for alms, money for the poor, this lame man What he received, healing; but not merely of his body, healing of his soul, spiri...

Straight in the Eye

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Looking straight in the eye invoking the name of Christ to him was all the power through him alone the apostle healed the lame Authentic, ce...

Courageously

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One of the wonders of that moment this story of a miracle the healing of the lame The belief of the disciples courageously knowing the power...

My Voice Rising

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The words, this story, of his life, of the proof of the Savior of the coming of the Messiah. This story, this moment, the passing of the pro...

Proof of the Savior

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The savior’s own words describing the acts of his life. Through the work of his hands the affirmation of his words. Proof of the coming the ...

In Their Faces

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If only I could have frozen that moment the reaction of the congregation in their faces, the nods the smiles, the understanding the joy in t...
Saturday, June 06, 2009

Marks of the Potter’s Hand

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Signs of his touch marks of the Potter’s hand his efforts recorded written on the flesh, the tissue on this flawed vessel Places where ...
Thursday, June 04, 2009

While Others Were Praying

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while others passed him while they were entering in the hour of prayer Two of the twelve stopping to share more more than meager coins offer...

Proof in His Acts

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By his acts, his ministry proof of his identity the truth of his coming not in claiming the mantle crown of glory, throne of power By his ac...

The One

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John asked, “Are you the one, the one who is to come?” In his service, in his healing not on a throne, not worldly power with the power of h...

So Undignified

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I can picture the wagging tongues those there for show to be seen, publicly praying seeing the beggar, the lame jumping in the Temple shouti...

By His Deeds

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By deeds of power through the work of his hands the love in his message sharing the truth of who he is in what was seen and heard By deeds o...

At the Hour of Prayer

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an extraordinary prayer declaring the power of God the certainty of the answer a commandment a statement of faith calling the lame to walk, ...
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

email of 6/3/09 from General Board of Church and Society, The United Methodist Church

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Five Ways to Support Victims of Torture During Torture Awareness Month Dear Raymond, The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)...
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Strangely Warmed

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Wesley’s description, his conversion an appropriate thought on Pentecost morn’ Strangely warmed, so they must have been flames of fire, ...