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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Looking Down

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Looking down, my dirty hands, dust of the stones gathered and placed labyrinth stones dividing the rows the grime of the lawn, mown a...

At the Water’s Edge

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At the water’s edge the tides licking at the stones, the rocks, shells, the sand lessons of the sermon real, present, immediate Starfish, ca...

In the Darkness

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In the darkness the world around us His light shining in the work of his disciples’ lives His light shining burning within us shining only w...

His Light

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The light within us shining through our lives our words our actions His light shining in all we do while we are yoked to him following his g...

Show Your Light

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His light, shining within you his Spirit guiding your steps His voice, if we choose to hear living within our hearts Show your light to the ...

The Same Light

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That same bright star shining in our hearts high up in heaven his star, the star of the savior the light of God for you and for me shining w...

Walking Because They Do

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In groups large, small, to share a few hours, a few dollars to walk, as they must, for food, for water for solidarity with our brothers, ...

Walking With Them

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Choosing to walk, six-mile course beautiful, brilliant fall afternoon Very different than the daily struggle, walking they do, to find food,...

A Burgundy Bramble

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A vine, a burgundy bramble blackberry bushes, tall, in the fall sun shiny burgundy, yellow, green leaves standing tall, as if for our ple...
Friday, August 14, 2009

Raising the Colors

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Running to court, a quick filing before racing to the office, a swallow of coffee, gathering papers another hearing, another court Between t...

Focused on the Cross

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off center, leading upward in quietude, into prayer time for contemplation focused on the cross walking in prayer courses of the labyri...

Centered on the Cross

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Centered on the cross The labyrinth changed a birch cross, placed within the rows drawing us in, a touchstone, a guidepost Each stone...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Silent Sermon - received via email on 8/6/09

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A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services re gularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the preacher decided ...

Honor, Respect, and Fear

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Honor, respect, and fear shades of meaning to understand the first step the beginning of wisdom Always present, all powerful creator of the ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Fear of the Lord

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Not our equal merely in his image a pale copy, feet of clay dust into whom you alone breathe life Fear of the Lord your awesome power to jud...

The Wisdom in Fear

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Understanding, from the beginning awe and respect, aware our distance from you humbling ourselves wisdom in fear before you Creator beyond o...

A Cross in the Labyrinth

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All r...

Holy Clay

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Dust, given life by the creator clay, held to the earth Holy, divine, in the image of God stuff of greater worth very good indeed Aug...

IMAGINE

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Ignore the limitations the world, or you, place on yourself; Make a joyful noise, even if you sing off key; Act as Chris’s followers in the ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

before there was nothing - Twitter version

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“In the beginning, God” before the form from the void God, loving us all creation into existence 8/11/09 – Twitter version Gen 1:1 http://bo...

before there was nothing

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“In the beginning, God” before there was nothing before the form from the void God, loving us, the world all of creation into existence Augu...

In the Beginning God

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The start, the story the message of the world the love of God connection, relationship rules to live by endless forgiveness grace abov...

God the Actor

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At the beginning, before the beginning of time before the beginning God alive, God eternal God the actor, bringing forth creator, imaginatio...

NH Bar News Article about my book and another attorney's book of poetry

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http://www.nhbar.org/publications/display-news-issue.asp?id=5213

Frozen Tears

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Birch, still frozen early morning tears hanging, frozen in time As the disquiet, remembering events of this day, so long ago. Pain, tears, f...
Monday, August 10, 2009

Fired up for Christ on Monday

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One of the messages on the screen we are so fired up for Christ sitting safely, reverently, in the pews on Sunday If only we could be fired ...
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Into God’s Hands

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My cares, my worries, the load I am carrying Into God’s hands I place them, at the altar rail, the communion rail as I receive his gift the ...

Trust in God

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She asked the children, “what do the flowers and the birds have in common?” a question for a lesson in the answer from one of them. “They al...

Why Worry

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If we could but believe trust in God as we say we do no reason for worry for cares of this earth Our needs met, our daily bread, what we wil...

Only God

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The words of the scripture echoing in the words of the pastors vivid in the images shared Only God can make something so beautiful, as a bir...

Only the Present

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Only the present is real the past an illusion, the future a promise Only the present, mindfulness fully in the present this is what we may e...

Leaving it Here

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Leaving our cares, our worries here in the sanctuary, at the communion rail assured of our future, as children of God unable to change the p...

Mindfulness of Worship

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Oh that I could always experience that I would let go each moment precious savoring the time the presence of the Lord the mindfulness of wor...

Larger Stones

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Around the edges, the outside of the paths barriers to the world this place set apart walling out the troubles the cares of our times ...

A Can of Cat Food

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So seriously, so purposely saying the words, fulfilling them as well “In this house, in this kitchen, the first ingredient of any recipe is ...

In reverent mediation

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A change in my gait, in my breathing walking on the rocks, on the beach in reverent mediation slowing my pace, taking in the sea air feeling...

Venturing Out

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calling me further venturing out into the ocean, deeper as if they had gone there before sisters together first time in these waters calling...

Someone Inside

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The whelk shell, a potential treasure just about the tideline as the tide was going out heavier than to be expected until I noticed someone ...

Small Shells, Small Stones

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At the high tide mark at the place between the tides small shells, small stones beach glass made smooth in the tumbling of the surf little t...

In the Tidepools

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In the rocks, the ledge, the outcropping of the glacier below the cliffs, the lighthouse small tidepools bits of warming water held bet...

The Waves Sang Your Praise

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A sweet fragrance a rousing chorus the waves sang your praise crashing on the rocks just after the turn of the tides coming in once more the...

Cupped in my hand

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Alive, moving in my hands the arms stretching, turning; already warmed, by the sun above a starfish, pulled from the rocks beyond of the wat...

The Weight of the Starfish

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Called by the girls, to their shape the starfish beyond the water’s reach in the shrinking pools the rocks drying in the air the rust pink o...

Invisible Christians

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A challenge, a call to be something different not longer invisible Christians, only seen in the pews on Sunday, Standing up to be visible, e...

With Palms Waving

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They danced, with palms waving, bodies swaying centering our worship feeling Christ, riding on a donkey, in the sanctuary, made holy ground,...
Friday, August 07, 2009

I Am the Sacrifice

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He said, “I am the Bread, the bread that gives life.” the metaphor, he is the way the bridge between man and God But made real, urgent ...
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We are All His Witnesses

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Not merely the first twelve all of us commissioned, appointed, charged to be His witnesses, to tell of his great love consciously, going out...

At the Rail Received

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We kneeled, at the rail received the bread, the wine the body, the blood, sharing the communion meal, at God’s table, the Lord’s sharin...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Brotherly Love

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even in the heat seeking him out finding him there leaning on his brother nestled together sleeping peacefully in brotherly love. Much we ca...

Stones under the brush

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Beyond the fields at the edge of the woods stones scattered cast into the brush. Gathering the stones together creating lines, courses ...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

As we eat the bread

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As we eat of the bread prayerfully aware, The single loaf, the one way the bread that gives life His body, given for us broken and shared of...

The Ground Yielding

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The ground yielding its stones buried under the soil the rich loam, the grassy lawns the forests, the brush hidden from view, sneaking o...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009

A Time to Gather Stones

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The wisdom goes, a time to scatter stones, a time to gather stones together This time, a time to place stones in a straight line, end to ...

Consecrating the ground

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Laying down prayers step by silent step consecrating the ground the path, the labyrinth becoming holy, a place set apart The gathered ...

Gathering Stones

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Gathering stones from the yard, from the garden from the earth, the congregation, the land bringing them together different kinds, diff...

Between the Stones

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Between the stones the rows of the labyrinth prayers offered to God our creator, our savior, our king captured within this space this p...

Hallowing the Space

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Only for prayers hallowing this space this place set apart the stones a reminder this is holy ground Not a path, a way to the swings ...

Laying down prayers

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Walking the path the rows of the labyrinth laying down prayers making this ground holy in each step she took August 4, 2009 Ecclesia...

Placing Stones

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Placing stones end upon end each one touching another in measured rows row upon row the labyrinth coming to life words placed between ...

Labyrinth

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All ri...
Monday, August 03, 2009

Prayer Labyrinth - in our backyard - stones needed

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Here is a link to the post requesting stones on the Suncook United Methodist Church website -- http://www.suncookumc.org/vsItemDisplay.dsp...

The Bread of Life

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The bread of life basic, essential food a simple metaphor of something far grander So he spoke, to the people in words that had common meani...

Appointed

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We are appointed commissioned by the same Spirit living, growing within us to spread His message of love commissioned, appointed witnesses o...
Saturday, August 01, 2009

Like Them

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waiting on God our divine appointment when power, authority, emboldened we share love, the message of Christ to the world, to our neighbors,...
Friday, July 31, 2009

One Pair of Hands - powerful video

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9ZNwWehPk

seeing with our hearts

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with eyes of faith seeing with our hearts beyond our mind’s abilities the boundaries of reason trusting, believing seeing a glimpse of God a...

Not the Mind

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Not the mind, not our reason the essence of God, the reality of faith seen with the heart, with our imagination with the eyes of our spirit ...

Beyond Imagination

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The words of the bible, the possibilities of God of the infinite nature, the eternal essence of God Beyond reason, to be sure beyond imagina...

In Answering Us

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Then as now, in answering us the Lord says, “I am the bread, the manna, that gives life, the bread of life Changing our lives, in fellow...

Our Manna

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Our manna, our daily bread I am the bread of life, the bread that gives life eternal life, life eternal He is the gate, the path the way to ...

I am the Bread

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The clear declarative statement the savior, speaking to the people speaking to us still “I am the bread”, that which is given a gift from Go...

A Love Story

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Her story, her dream a love story, being written words of the path the journey of their lives, apart coming together, as if connecting dots ...

In Gathering There

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A space, consecrated by the presence by the gathering of your people any room, any place – holy ground like the tabernacle, the tents, trave...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Feeding Our Hearts

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The food of eternal life feeding our hearts, our souls God’s love, in the words His words to the disciples, to us still his lessons for the ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

My Starfish

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Like the man, the star thrower, reaching down, into the warm skin of the water touching the warming sand, throwing star fish into the sea re...

Hope for the Future

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The future, a new thing God’s hand ever upon us a hope for the future in the prophet’s words the words assuring the people, the nation God, ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Giving Words of Hope

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In the midst of their exile the people scattered, suffering The prophet, speaking giving words of hope to the people of the law More than co...

Profoundly Important

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These words, of prophecy of assurance profoundly important words comfort for all ages power in their simplicity of love, of grace, of steadf...

Through that Fire

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Through the waters, through that fire our lives changed in the testing in the faithfulness of God in the trust of the believers This nation,...

A Different Man

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This was a different man reading with power the words of the prophet sharing with them in their midst claiming the words, in fulfillment awe...

Not the Boy They Knew

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The man sitting, having read the words the prophet revealed, living in this moment not the boy they knew the son of the carpenter claiming h...

The Faith Remained

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This people, this nation broken and scattered their home, their land taken faith remaining, deep within them the power of these words, more ...

Our Gift

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Finding, searching discerning our gift the one thing God has for us our special niche our unique bit of service our part of the plan Listen ...

God is Creating

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The words of the scripture, of the pastor, assuring, reminding not self-made, not even partially God is the actor, the agent creating a new ...

In Challenging Times

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In challenging times, assurance the loving presence of God fulfillment of his promises comfort in his indwelling a new perspective on life H...

Don’t You See It?

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A new thing, coming forth Don’t you see it? Can’t you see the signs? the Lord doing a new thing, emerging now In these words, in the story, ...

This One Will Live

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The voices, the world, not worth the effort so many starfish, so many miles unable to change the world. Ignoring the doubts, the judgme...