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Friday, July 10, 2020

did it glint, did it glimmer

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sitting on the porch staring at the line before me a thread between the pole and the house trying to give the image, her artistry it...

when we are at our end

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utterly broken, powerless leaving ourselves on your altar knowing we are unable when we are at our end when we submit fully what pow...

driving into the #fog

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too early this #morning long before #dawning yearning upward, southward #driving into the #fog leaving the #village behind me into ...
Thursday, July 09, 2020

Denizens of the Woods

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#hiking onward, windward, emerging into the clearing seeing the queen before me sensing her presence with me in the living birch stopp...
Monday, July 06, 2020

pulled by distractions - v2

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pulled by distractions by #chaos in this #life not seeing our #purpose walking away from the #light needing to slow down to #list...

pulled by distractions

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pulled by distractions by #chaos in this #life not seeing our #purpose walking away from the #light needing to slow down to #liste...

toxic thoughts

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#toxic thoughts words, distractions blocking out the #light our #focus , our #purpose needing to stop to renew our focus cleansin...

the weight of gossamer threads - v4

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#Invisible strands of #ether weight of #gossamer threads resting on my arms' hairs new-formed #spider's #web. #Silk fibers, a ...
Sunday, July 05, 2020

the weight of gossamer threads

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invisible strands of #ether weight of gossamer threads resting on my arms' hairs new-formed #spider's #web #poem #poetry #imag...

the weight of gossamrr threads - v3

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#invisible strands of #ether weight of gossamer threads resting on my arms' hairs new-formed #spider 's #web ; #silk fiber...

the weight of gossamer threads - v2

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#invisible strands of #ether the #weight of #gossamer threads resting on my arms' hairs new-formed #spider's #web; #silk fiber...
Friday, July 03, 2020

the gordian knot in the gut of democracy

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the gordian knot in the gut of democracy, on this day before July4th. the tug to the right, to the left, the pit, the pendulum,  no equi...

the gordian knot in the gut of democracy

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the #gordian knot in the gut of #democracy , on this day before #July4th . the tug to the right, to the left, the pit, the pendulum,  ...

Reading of the Declaration of Independence- NPR 2020

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listen to the #power of the words The Declaration of Independence #DeclarationOfIndependence #UnitedStates #poetry #beauty #UnitedStatesO...
Wednesday, July 01, 2020

loved beyond measure

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worth dying for #beloved , of #sacred worth, a #God -given #purpose as we walk in this life loved beyond measure by our #Father ...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

the comfort of our baggage

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carrying the same weight becoming so familiar the comfort of our baggage stones upon our lives needing to leave them behind us at...

the God of Abraham

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the #God of #Abraham of #Love , of real #Faith holding us closely showering us with #Grace the God who walks beside us as close...

undeserved, unmerited favor

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undeserved, unmerited favor redeemed from death from the wages of sin raised from the grave, the pit through #Christ 's death and ...

grateful for God

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#grateful for #God for God's limitless #goodness wanting always, only to walk beside God grateful for God for your #calling , ...

a word of Hope

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a word of Hope a #word of #Hope a daily message of #light #life to give us life to set the world ablaze a word of Hope of the ...

we yearn to see God's goodness

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we yearn to see God's goodness our journey, our vision quest seeking to see through God's eyes to walk in God's light ...

Failing to see God's goodness

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through #eyes of #humanity temporary, temporal failing to see God's goodness to trust, to truly #believe   lost in the #chaos...
Monday, June 22, 2020

I've strayed from the #Word

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I've strayed from the #Word my grounding in #Christ #Jesus I've listened to the world not the #Spirit 's #calling . #Pr...
Sunday, June 21, 2020

the eager Father

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The eager #Father watching the horizon longing for each of us to come, to follow, to come back home. The #loving Father loving each #...

Listen to the Lord - v2

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Boldly follow #God the #Sprit's gentle #whisper; cleave to the path the #Father has written. #Listen to the #Lord, the #Father...

Listen to the Lord

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Listen to the #Lord, the #Father's gentle #whisper; cleave to the path, the #way #God has #written. Stay #faithful to the #calling ...

Boldly follow God

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Boldly follow #God the #Sprit 's gentle #whisper ; cleave to the path the #Father has written. Hold fast to the #Hope the #Fait...
Monday, June 15, 2020

Drink in the Fire

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#breathe in deeply #drink in the #Fire the living #HolySpirit given to us #taste #Christ 's #promise the coming #wind #flames of...

receive, be set free - v2

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receive, be set #free #fire , the #HolySpirit #Pentecost #flame filling your #body filling you, a #commission shining #God 's ...

receive, be set free

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receive, be set free fire, the Holy Spirit Pentecost flames filling your body filling you, a commission shining God's light, love ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Share the Light

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#Share the #light the #holy #fire #winds of #change #burning ablazen with you #Love All of us #equal #flawed yet #perfect all l...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

from Hosannas to the cross

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from shouts of praise to the crucifixion from Hosannas to the cross the Passion of our Savior forgotten by the sheep cursed by the nay...
Monday, June 08, 2020

sowing seeds of the kingdom

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#sowing #seeds of the #kingdom in the #fields #Christ has prepared #commissioned as He was to share #God's loving word; sent to be ...

commissioned for a purpose

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#commissioned for a #purpose made in the #image of #Christ sent into the world as He was a #mortal #child of #God ; sent to be a ...

what we sow

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what we #sow we will #reap first #fruits of our efforts where we sow our #seeds our #time , our #energy , our #resources sowing seed...

we are sent by Jesus

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we are sent by #Jesus to be His #love , His #Light we are sent as He was by the Father our #Creator , our #God we are to be His #witn...
Sunday, June 07, 2020

we must be the change

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a prayerful reminding binding us in worship living out the dreams of Martin, of our elders. we must be the change the hopes of our pe...

we need to be the change

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a prayerful reminding binding us in worship living out the dreams of Martin, of our elders. we need to be the change the hopes of our...

what is worship

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our response to God's goodness deep down within us gifts of our hearts flowing like oil, like water on the lives of others out int...

what is real faith

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a rock to stand on a certainty, a trust believing in the unseen deep down within us the seed planted deeply faith of a mustard seed f...
Saturday, June 06, 2020

I'm sorry you stayed

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I'm sorry you stayed in the face of #injustice ; I'm sorry you were #silent when #evil took voice; I'm sorry you stayed ...
Monday, June 01, 2020

set the hills ablaze

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set the hills ablaze with #fire, #God's passion; #Spirit fill our lives with His #love, #compassion. seek God, our heavenly Father ...

may your pain be my pain

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may your pain be my #pain your grief my grief may I not be complacent may I not be complicit may your #anger be my anger at the injusti...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

flames lit

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#flames lit, #fires blazing #windsofchange; May #hope rise like a #Phoenix #PentecostSunday, #love #amen; receive the #HolySpirit #Sp...

Pentecost sermon Pastor Ruth Foss

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/343150586366899/permalink/549521919063097/ All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Ra...

Pentecost sermon of hope by Pastor Ruth Foss May 31, 2020

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#amen; receive the #HolySpirit #Spirit; shine the light https://t.co/Ztq9oy7D1A #PentecostSunday #Pentecost #worship #Sermon #hope @PastorRu...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

staggering numbers -v2

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Staggering numbers new cases, new #deaths 100,000 #Americans #dead . Numbers numbing so many lives lost; restrictions rolled back, w...

staggering numbers

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Staggering numbers new cases, new #deaths 100,000 #Americans #dead . Numbers numbing so many lives lost; restrictions rolled back, w...
Monday, May 18, 2020

harvest the fruit of our hope

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#harvest the #fruit of our #hope #seeds planted in #SpringTime reap the bounty of your #love which is so freely given harvest the f...

awaken our dormant hope

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awaken our dormant #hope rekindle the fire within us #faith to move mountains faith of a mustard seed awaken our dormant hope as t...
Friday, May 15, 2020

a moment of encouragement

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a moment of encouragement a moment of hope feeling a calling to share the good news. uncertainty,  helplessness weighing us down nee...

we have hope

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we have hope a spirit of thankfulness God is in control nothing is pure chance. no matter our struggle the storms swirling around us ...

thanks in everything

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thanks in everything in every situation feeling God with us in control. thankful to God in each moment a spark of God within everyon...
Monday, May 11, 2020

a word of hope - v2

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We can share a word of hope light piercing the darkness, a message of healing; God is present with us in the midst of the storm. We h...

a word of hope

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A word of #hope a message of healing #God 's presence with us in the midst of the storm We can be assured of the love of the Fath...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

you are that woman

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You are that woman the woman of noble character; you have passed on a legacy of love to your children. You are that woman heralded...

you are each that woman

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You are each that woman  the woman of noble character; you have passed on a legacy of love to your children. You are each that woma...

she is that woman

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She is that woman the woman of noble character; she has passed on a legacy of love to her children. She is that woman heralded in t...

Forever is the Mountain

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Surety, stability as with the presence of #God, Forever is the Mountain whatever may come. So much is fleeting, temporal, changing, F...
Friday, May 08, 2020

spreading hope in crisis

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we must share peace, mercy spreading hope in crisis encouraging others in the midst of the storm. we must share our hope in this chaos...

Hope in the end-times

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#Hope in the end times sure of our future all of this a breath a phantom, a nothing unimportant truly a field to be crossed. Hope...
Sunday, May 03, 2020

pearls captured

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pulled by gravity forces of nature pearls captured from heaven above dew of heaven moving closer gathered together jewels of love ...

we can move out

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we can leave we can move out we are not stuck in #fear , #scarcity , we have a choice #God 's love binds us His love transforms...

lead us out of scarcity (Scare City)

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lead us out of scarcity our vision limited show us the world the abundance of your love break our chains our self-inflicted prisons f...

healed into His presence

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walking with our Maker a journey of promise healed into His presence the loving arms of God hope within the sanctuary abiding under ...

our sanctuary

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set apart in a moment cloistered from the world our sanctuary, our refuge communing with our Creator finding space for God; sitting qu...
Friday, May 01, 2020

translucent leaves

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after the snowfall, melt, phantoms of autumn translucent leaves in the wet spring woods translucent leaves almost transparent cl...
Monday, April 27, 2020

a word of hope

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a word of hope to raise up the morning to offer peace in the midst of dis-ease a word of hope light in this darkness to put oil on th...
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tear down the walls

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tear down the walls our self-made prisons seeing only ourselves not God's perfect vision tear down the walls barriers to our futur...

open the doors of our prisons

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self-made walls higher and higher fear, paralysis stifling dreams open the doors of our prisons tear down the walls chart a way forwa...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

#Followers of the Way - #worship #video #church

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/343150586366899/permalink/530010501014239/ All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Ray...

gather the other sheep

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light, love, a future a good, good shepherd offering love to the sheep, the others gather the other sheep those who are still ...
Monday, April 20, 2020

calm their storms - v2

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calm their storms, their disquiet, their chaos, their struggles; spread oil on the waters offer them faith, comfort hope for tomorrow ...
Sunday, April 19, 2020

calm their storms

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spread oil on the waters calm their storms their chaos, their struggles offer them faith, comfort hope for tomorrow bring them love o...

fear and uncertainty

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fear and uncertainty at this time, in this moment in the midst of the pandemic no past, no future, frozen in this present quarantined, ...
Monday, April 13, 2020

a whisper, a word - v2

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did you hear the rumor a whisper, a word, a breath of condemnation an epithet spit today's new scarlet letter "truth" sh...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

a whisper, a word

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a whisper, a word, a breath of condemnation an epithet spit a new scarlet letter... speaking a curse a diagnosis, gossip, carrying th...
Monday, April 06, 2020

Katahdin, Mount Katahdin 7:06 to 8:00am Bradford Rise and Ash Hill, Patten, Maine

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All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 20...