Poetry Where You Live

Tuesday, June 04, 2024

A light for the world – v2

They are a light for the world,
in this moment of darkness,
A hope that is rising, growing,
as together they stand resolute…

The fight that they fight is our fight,
a hope of a brighter tomorrow,
from the defeat of tyrants and terrorists,
a just peace will surely rise…

They are a light to the world,
in this moment of darkness,
The stand in the gap for all of us,
while evil is on the march…

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Edited June 4, 2024
A light to the world – v2

June 4, 2024
When we stepped back from the brink
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/when-we-stepped-back-from-brink.html
Analog of Ukraine membership in NATO
to Cuban Missile Crisis
Quote attributed to Lee Atwater,
“Perception is reality.”
Quote attributed to Gustave Flaubert
“There is no truth. There is only perception.”
Quote attributed to Aldous Huxley,
“There are things known and there are things unknown,
and in between are the doors of perception.”
Quote attributed to George Monbiot
“What you see is not what others see.
We inhabit parallel worlds of perception,
bounded by our interests and experience.
What is obvious to some is invisible to others.”
&
June 4, 2024
A light for the world
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/they-are-light-for-world-in-this-moment.html
Edited May 28, 2024
In the crucible of history – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history-v2.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy /
Володимир Зеленський, @ZelenskyyUa
and the Ukrainian people
May 20, 2024
X post by @TetyanaUkrainka
and my responses
&
May 22, 2024
The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with.html
May 22, 2024
X Post by @IrynaVolchuk.
"The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood of innocents, victims of the genocide being perpetrated by russia."
(Forwarded by me to POTUS)
&
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v7 (converting Ukrainian back to English)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v7.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Чи знають матері в Росії? – v6 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v6.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v5 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v5.html
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v4.html
(In English)
&
Edited/merged May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/free-hands-of-our-ally-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/while-bombers-are-in-air-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
&
Edited May 16, 2024
Чи знають матері в #Росії? – v3 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v3.html
Edited May 16, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v2 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v2.html
May 15, 2024
Do mothers in Russia know?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blog-post.html
(in English and Russian)
&
May 13, 2024
Hasten Ukraine’s Victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/hasten-ukraines-victory.html
Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures-v2.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, terror, genocide, victory, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #US #NATO #EU #proxy #terror #genocide #victory #VolodymyrZelenskyy #LetUkraineStrikeBack

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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, US, NATO, EU, terror, genocide, peace, Russia, Khrushchev, Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis,

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #US #NATO #EU #terror #genocide #peace #Russia #Khrushchev #Kennedy #CubanMissileCrisis
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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, terror, genocide,

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #terror #genocide

When we stepped back from the brink

A lie of an unprovoked war,
perception become reality,
the choices made between them,
the march ever eastward,
peril its own reward…

How can a lasting peace,
rise in the center of Europe,
when the idea of NATO on its doorstep
is anathema to a nation state…

Like nuclear weapons in Cuba,
so many decades ago in history,
now they see a knife poised against them,
along the miles of border that they share….

A light must rise between them,
terror must be brought to heel,
but we need a corollary in this moment,
to when Khrushchev and Kennedy
stepped back from the brink…

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June 4, 2024
When we stepped back from the brink
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/when-we-stepped-back-from-brink.html
Analog of Ukraine membership in NATO
to Cuban Missile Crisis
Quote attributed to Lee Atwater,
“Perception is reality.”
Quote attributed to Gustave Flaubert
“There is no truth. There is only perception.”
Quote attributed to Aldous Huxley,
“There are things known and there are things unknown,
and in between are the doors of perception.”
Quote attributed to George Monbiot
“What you see is not what others see.
We inhabit parallel worlds of perception,
bounded by our interests and experience.
What is obvious to some is invisible to others.”
&
June 4, 2024
A light for the world
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/they-are-light-for-world-in-this-moment.html
Edited May 28, 2024
In the crucible of history – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history-v2.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy /
Володимир Зеленський, @ZelenskyyUa
and the Ukrainian people
May 20, 2024
X post by @TetyanaUkrainka
and my responses
&
May 22, 2024
The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with.html
May 22, 2024
X Post by @IrynaVolchuk.
"The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood of innocents, victims of the genocide being perpetrated by russia."
(Forwarded by me to POTUS)
&
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v7 (converting Ukrainian back to English)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v7.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Чи знають матері в Росії? – v6 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v6.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v5 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v5.html
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v4.html
(In English)
&
Edited/merged May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/free-hands-of-our-ally-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/while-bombers-are-in-air-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
&
Edited May 16, 2024
Чи знають матері в #Росії? – v3 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v3.html
Edited May 16, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v2 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v2.html
May 15, 2024
Do mothers in Russia know?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blog-post.html
(in English and Russian)
&
May 13, 2024
Hasten Ukraine’s Victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/hasten-ukraines-victory.html
Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures-v2.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, terror, genocide, victory, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #US #NATO #EU #proxy #terror #genocide #victory #VolodymyrZelenskyy #LetUkraineStrikeBack

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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, US, NATO, EU, terror, genocide, peace, Russia, Khrushchev, Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis,

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #US #NATO #EU #terror #genocide #peace #Russia #Khrushchev, #Kennedy, #CubanMissileCrisis

A light for the world

They are a light for the world,

in this moment of darkness,
A hope that is rising, growing,
as together they stand resolute…

The fight that they fight is our fight,
a hope of a brighter tomorrow,
from the defeat of tyrants and terrorists,
a just peace will surely rise…

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June 4, 2024
A light for the world

Edited May 28, 2024
In the crucible of history – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history-v2.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy /
Володимир Зеленський, @ZelenskyyUa
and the Ukrainian people
May 20, 2024
X post by @TetyanaUkrainka
and my responses
&
May 22, 2024
The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with.html
May 22, 2024
X Post by @IrynaVolchuk.
"The streets of Kharkiv run red with the blood of innocents, victims of the genocide being perpetrated by russia."
(Forwarded by me to POTUS)
&
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v7 (converting Ukrainian back to English)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v7.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Чи знають матері в Росії? – v6 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v6.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v5 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v5.html
May 20, 2024
Do the mothers in Russia know? – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/do-mothers-in-russia-know-v4.html
(In English)
&
Edited/merged May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/free-hands-of-our-ally-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/while-bombers-are-in-air-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
&
Edited May 16, 2024
Чи знають матері в #Росії? – v3 (in Ukrainian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v3.html
Edited May 16, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v2 (in Russian)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v2.html
May 15, 2024
Do mothers in Russia know?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blog-post.html
(in English and Russian)
&
May 13, 2024
Hasten Ukraine’s Victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/hasten-ukraines-victory.html
Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures-v2.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, terror, genocide, victory, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #US #NATO #EU #proxy #terror #genocide #victory #VolodymyrZelenskyy #LetUkraineStrikeBack

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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, terror, genocide, victory,

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #terror #genocide #victory

Praise is a drug – v2

Praise is a drug,
an elixir, a potion,
praise on this earth,
numbing our spirits, our souls...

The fear of man is a poison,
a lie we tell ourselves,
fear is death, corrosive,
numbing our spirits, our souls...

Praise is a drug,
needing a fix, reinforcement,
pushing the rise of the self,
numbing our spirits, our soul…

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Edited June 4, 2024
Praise is a drug – v2

Edited May 31, 2024
Praise is fleeting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting-v2.html
May 30, 2024
Chains of our own making
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making.html
May 30, 2024
Bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage.html
Edited May 30, 2024
A trap, a snare – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-trap-snare-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Actors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/actors.html
May 28, 2024
The fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fear-of-man.html
Edited May 28, 2024
All about the optics – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-about-optics-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2024
Praise is an illusion – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-illusion-v2.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25
Luke 18:11-12
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Matthew 5:16
1 Chronicles 29:9, 11-14, 17b.
Psalm 25:15
&
Sermon May 19, 2024
“Loving our enemies”
Based on Matthew 5:38-48
&
Sermon May 12, 2024
“Stop Swearing”
Based on Matthew 5:33-37

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, 202 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, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, faith, Matthew 6, Proverbs 29, Sermon on the Mount, giving, optics, status, actors, hypocrites,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #faith #Matthew6 #Proverbs29 #giving #optics #status #actors #hypocrites

Monday, June 03, 2024

Forever Washing His Hands #Pilate #Bulgakov #MasterandMargarita

Can you see him still, through history, a specter,
a soul yet wandering, caught between heaven and hell,
over and over, forever, he must have washed his hands
trying to remove the stain, the tattoo of innocent blood…

Blood, he allowed to be spilled, blood of a King
given for His people, those who knew His name
whose oil was kept full, who knew more than anything else
they needed His gift, His boundless mercy, His ultimate sacrifice…

His wife knew too, something was wrong, something very wrong
to shed this pure, clean blood, untainted by human sin;
a human life lived godly, that should have been proof enough
especially to those vacillating, questioning, those twelve disciples –

How could they walk with Him, hearing His teaching, learning,
watching Him, His actions, His compassion, His humanness,
how could they not have seen He was God incarnate, seeing
His divinity, His pure love, His sinlessness, and not know?

He was God; how could Pilate let the rabble dictate the death
of an innocent life, a man that did not threaten Rome, a martyr,
how could he have been so weak, so impotent, washing his hands,
sacrificing Him, to hang on the cross, instead of Barrabas…

Forever washing his hands, no, that didn’t remove his stain
that he must have carried, he must carry still, yet, unfinished
a soul yet wandering, caught between heaven and hell,
like the Master knew and wrote so well…

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Edited June 3, 2024
Forever Washing His Hands

edited February 9, 2022
Washing His Hands – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/washing-his-hands-v8.html
edited July 4, 2015
washing his hands – 2 – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/washing-his-hands-2-v5.html
(merging edits to version 3 and version 4)
edited April 11, 2015
the stain on Pilate’s hands – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-stain-on-pilates-hands-v3.html
(editing version 2)
edited November 5, 2014
My guilt remains – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-guilt-remains-v3.html
Third Sunday in Lent
Luke 13:1-9 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
Isaiah 55:1-9 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
Worship Theme – “The Voice of God . . . Pilate”
Call to Worship (Psalm 27:1, 5, 14 God’s Word Translation)
Unison Prayer: (Worship and Song © 2011)
Prayer of Dedication (adapted from GBOD © 2013 Luke 13:1-9)
http://ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com/2013/03/lenten-dramas.html
This Lenten Season, we are doing something a little different.
We are doing Lenten Dramas from: http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/home.htm
It is called "The Voice of God". We are hearing conversations between
God and some of the characters that took part in Passion Week.
It has been a "moving experience" for all. . .
February 13 2013 Ash Wednesday – James (portrayed by Diane Mitchell)
February 17, 2013 – Judas (portrayal by Ray Foss)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXUSiwG8Dg
February 24, 2013 – Peter (portrayal by Marshall Burns)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llPyvx5at-E
March 3, 2013 – Pilate (portrayed by Richard Fleury)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEY_EcCBcd8
March 10, 2013 – Barabbas (portrayed by Mark Cioffi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_rxy_t5U0A
March 17, 2013 - Dysmas (Thief on the cross) (portrayed by Ray Foss)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pp7QMPMUfs
March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday
March 28, 2013 Maundy Thursday – The Centurion (portrayed by Mark Cioffi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGeMYrvDOjk
March 29, 2013 Good Friday - Mary Mother of Jesus (portrayed by Kathy Akerman)
March 31, 2013 Easter Sunday! - The Gardner (portrayed by Mary Ann Cioffi)
and Lenten Drama:
(a conversation with Pilate and God after the crucifixion)
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 3, 2013
Third Sunday in Lent
Lent
&
March 26, 2013
“Washing His Hands - 2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/03/washing-his-hands-2.html
Matthew 27:17b
Matthew 27:15-26
Sanctuary for Lent for 2013
http://www.abingdonpress.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=7363
by Robert V. Dodd
scripture and meditation for March 26, 2013
read March 26, 2013
&
earlier poem
December 2, 2006 20:02
“Washing His Hands
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/12/washing-his-hands.html
Matt 27:1-26; Luke 23:1-25
and The Master and Margarita
http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/
by Mikhail Bulgakov
http://www.masterandmargarita.eu/en/01bulgakov/inleiding.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, Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, Savior, guilt, sin, Spirit, gifts, calling, Lent, Savior, Pilate, Bulgakov, Master and Margarita, stain,

#poetry #God #love #Christ #Spirit #Pilate #Bulgakov #MasterandMargarita #sin #stain

Too long have I been broken – v2

Too long have I been broken,
unsure of my direction, my purpose,
feeling certain that I am on the wrong path,
but not knowing how to change, to turn,
anxiety, depression, worry the chains I carry,
wanting to have meaning in my life, a calling,
to find love in this life, hope in my dreams…

Too long have I been broken,
choosing to follow, to bend my will,
to set down my hopes, my dreams, trapped,
soldiering on, ever, head down, eyes forward,
not seeing what I have lost, what I didn’t choose,
lost in the world, on a path not my own, wandering,
unsure of anything, within my spirit, my soul…

Too long have I been broken,
but God still reaches for me, for each of us,
calling us by name, for a calling, a purpose,
loving us as we are, even though we curse Him,
when we stray, we wander, God still makes a way,
a path for us to follow, to turn, to find a hope, a hope,
a reason for our living, meaning for our days…

----------------
Edited June 3, 2024
Too long have I been broken – v2

&
Edited June 3, 2024
In bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/in-bondage.html
&
Edited/merged June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal-v3.html
Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
and Genesis 3:19
&
June 2, 2024
Too long have I been broken
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/too-long-have-i-been-broken.html
&
Edited June 2, 2024
Bondage – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/bondage-v3.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/too-many-people-are-actors-on-stage.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making-v2.html
May 31, 2024
Praise is a drug
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-drug.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Praise is fleeting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting-v2.html
May 30, 2024
Praise is fleeting
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting.html
May 30, 2024
Chains of our own making
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making.html
May 30, 2024
Bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage.html
Edited May 30, 2024
A trap, a snare – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-trap-snare-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Actors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/actors.html
May 28, 2024
The fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fear-of-man.html
Edited May 28, 2024
All about the optics – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-about-optics-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2024
Praise is an illusion – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-illusion-v2.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25
Luke 18:11-12
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Matthew 5:16
1 Chronicles 29:9, 11-14, 17b.
Psalm 25:15
&
Sermon May 19, 2024
“Loving our enemies”
Based on Matthew 5:38-48
&
Sermon May 12, 2024
“Stop Swearing”
Based on Matthew 5:33-37

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, 202 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, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, faith, Matthew 6, Proverbs 29, Sermon on the Mount, giving, optics, status, actors, hypocrites,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #faith #Matthew6 #Proverbs29 #giving #optics #status #actors #hypocrites

In bondage

Seeking earthly approval,
Human judgement, praise,
Enslaved, a prisoner, trapped,
In bondage within our spirit,
Destroyed our own lives…

Lost days, years, striving,
Chasing earthly treasure,
Seeking approval in this life,
Reward from our peers,
From hearts of broken clay…

Needing to let go, to release,
No longer seeking approval,
Raising our eyes to heaven,
Seeking approval, praise,
From our loving God above…

----------------
Edited June 3, 2024
In bondage

Edited/merged June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal-v3.html
Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
and Genesis 3:19
&
Edited June 2, 2024
Bondage – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/bondage-v3.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/too-many-people-are-actors-on-stage.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making-v2.html
May 31, 2024
Praise is a drug
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-drug.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Praise is fleeting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting-v2.html
May 30, 2024
Praise is fleeting
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting.html
May 30, 2024
Chains of our own making
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making.html
May 30, 2024
Bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage.html
Edited May 30, 2024
A trap, a snare – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-trap-snare-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Actors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/actors.html
May 28, 2024
The fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fear-of-man.html
Edited May 28, 2024
All about the optics – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-about-optics-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2024
Praise is an illusion – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-illusion-v2.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25
Luke 18:11-12
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Matthew 5:16
1 Chronicles 29:9, 11-14, 17b.
Psalm 25:15
&
Sermon May 19, 2024
“Loving our enemies”
Based on Matthew 5:38-48
&
Sermon May 12, 2024
“Stop Swearing”
Based on Matthew 5:33-37

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, 202 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, God, Christ, Spirit, grace, faith, Matthew 6, Proverbs 29, Sermon on the Mount, giving, optics, status, actors, hypocrites,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #faith #Matthew6 #Proverbs29 #giving #optics #status #actors #hypocrites

Focus on the eternal – v3

All of this is dust,
an illusion, a delusion,
an artifice, a contrivance,
a fantasy, a myth, lies,
of our own making…

We must focus on the eternal,
to our rewards in heaven,
we must strive to live our lives,
in a way pleasing to God…

Nothing of the flesh,
of what we buy and pay for,
of the earth, of this life,
yes, all of this is dust,
to dust we shall return…

We must set down your idols,
our rewards in this life,
they are but of dust,
and to dust they will return…

--------------
Edited/merged June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v3

Edited June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal-v2.html
June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal.html
Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
June 3, 2024
All of this is dust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
and Genesis 3:19

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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose, 1 John 2:17, Genesis 3:19, earth, dust,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose #1John2 #Genesis3 #earth #dust

Focus on the eternal – v2

We must focus on the eternal,
To our rewards in heaven,
We must strive to live our lives,
In a way pleasing to God…

We must set down your idols,
Our rewards in this life,
They are but of dust,
And to dust they will return…

--------------
Edited June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v2

June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal.html
Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
June 3, 2024
All of this is dust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
“The world and its desires pass away,
but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
and Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your brown you will eat bread,
until you return to the earth;
Because from it you were brought forth;
For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose, 1 John 2:17, Genesis 3:19, earth, dust,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose #1John2 #Genesis3 #earth #dust

Focus on the eternal

Focus on the eternal,
To rewards in heaven,
Strive to live your life,
In a way pleasing to God…

Set down your idols,
Your rewards in this life,
They are but of dust,
And to dust they will return…

--------------
June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal

Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
June 3, 2024
All of this is dust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
“The world and its desires pass away,
but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
and Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your brown you will eat bread,
until you return to the earth;
Because from it you were brought forth;
For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose, 1 John 2:17, Genesis 3:19, earth, dust,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose #1John2 #Genesis3 #earth #dust

All of this is dust – v2

All of this is dust,

an illusion, a delusion,
an artifice, a contrivance,
a fantasy, a myth, lies,
of our own making…

Nothing of the flesh,
of what we buy and pay for,
of the earth, of this life,
yes, all of this is dust,
to dust we shall return…

--------------
Edited June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal-v2.html
June 3, 2024
Focus on the eternal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/focus-on-eternal.html
Edited June 3, 2024
All of this is dust – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust-v2.html
June 3, 2024
All of this is dust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
“The world and its desires pass away,
but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
and Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your brown you will eat bread,
until you return to the earth;
Because from it you were brought forth;
For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose, 1 John 2:17, Genesis 3:19, earth, dust,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose #1John2 #Genesis3 #earth #dust

All of this is dust

All of this is dust,

an illusion, a delusion,
an artifice, a contrivance,
a fantasy, a myth…

Nothing of the flesh,
of the earth, of this life,
all of this is dust,
to dust it shall return…

--------------
June 3, 2024
All of this is dust
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/all-of-this-is-dust.html
Based on 1 John 2:17
“The world and its desires pass away,
but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
and Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your brown you will eat bread,
until you return to the earth;
Because from it you were brought forth;
For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose, 1 John 2:17, Genesis 3:19, earth, dust,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose #1John2 #Genesis3 #earth #dust

Lean into Love – v2

Lean into Love, to your feelings,
The stirrings within your spirit…

Hold onto your dreams, your hopes,
Cleave to your center, your grounding,
Know God speaks to you from the
wellsprings, the place of eternal love…

Stretch your vision, your hope,
Listen to your heart, your spirit…

Listen to your heart’s whisper,
Feelings welling up inside you,
Grab hold of God’s promise,
Your inner voice of life…

Lean into Love, let it be your light,
Let it guide your trembling feet…

Listen to your body calling,
Your yearning for peace,
Calling to your dreams,
Set your hopes alight…

--------------
Edited June 3, 2024
Lean into Love – v2

June 2, 2024
Lean into Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/lean-into-love.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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, hope, dreams, calling, purpose,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #hope #dreams #calling #purpose

Sunday, June 02, 2024

Lean into Love

Lean into Love, to your feelings,

Hold onto your dreams, your hopes,
Cleave to your center, your grounding,
The place of eternal love…

Stretch your vision, your hope,
Listen to your heart, your spirit,
Feelings welling up inside you,
Your inner voice of life…

Lean into Love, let it be your light,
Guiding your trembling feet,
Listen to your body calling,
To you, to your dreams,
Set your hopes alight…

--------------
June 2, 2024
Lean into Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/lean-into-love.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, 202 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, God, spirit, faith, love, hope, dreams, calling, purpose,

#poetry #God #spirit #faith #love #hope #dreams #calling #purpose

Soulful Eyes – v3

She is a warrior, a leader, a patriot,
in the world, in the field, authentic,
soulful eyes that have seen too much,
So many years of war, of destruction,
too many broken, shattered lives…

Soldiering on, ever forward,
resolve leads her, guides her,
though she carries a heavy weight,
She is safe under God’s wing,
the protection of unceasing prayer…

She holds onto hope for a future,
without struggle, without war,
a stirring deep within her,
Hope that her dreams will take flight
that this moment will pass…

She is a warrior, a leader, a patriot,
in the world, in the field, authentic,
soulful eyes that have seen too much,
So many years of war, of destruction,
too many broken, shattered lives…

----------
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3

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, 202 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, Ukraine, warrior, leader, patriot, soldier, eyes, sorrow, war, tragedy, terror, genocide, Russia,

#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #warrior #patriot #soldier #eyes #war #tragedy #terror #genocide #Russia

Too long have I been broken

Too long have I been broken,
Unsure of my direction, my purpose,
Feeling certain that I am on the wrong path,
But not knowing how to change,
Anxiety, depression, worry the chains I carry,
Wanting to have meaning in my life, a calling,
to find love in this life, hope in my dreams…

Too long have I been broken,
Choosing to follow, to bend my will,
To set down my hopes, my dreams, trapped,
Soldiering on, ever, head down, eyes forward,
Not seeing what I have lost, what I didn’t choose,
Lost in the world, on a path not my own, wandering,
Unsure of anything, within my spirit, my soul…

----------------
June 2, 2024
Too long have I been broken

Edited June 2, 2024
Bondage – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/bondage-v3.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25

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, 202 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, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, Proverbs 29, optics, status, actors, calling, purpose,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #faith #Proverbs29 #optics #actors #calling #purpose

Bondage – v3

Seeking approval,
Human judgement,
Enslaved, a prisoner,
In bondage within our spirit,
Destroyed our own lives…

Lost days, years,
Chasing earthly treasure,
Seeking approval in this life,
Reward from our peers,
From broken clay…

Needing to let go,
No longer seeking approval,
Raising our eyes to heaven,
Seeking approval, praise,
From God above…

----------------
Edited June 2, 2024
Bondage – v3

Edited May 31, 2024
Bondage – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage-v2.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/too-many-people-are-actors-on-stage.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Chains of our own making – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making-v2.html
May 31, 2024
Praise is a drug
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-drug.html
Edited May 31, 2024
Praise is fleeting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting-v2.html
May 30, 2024
Praise is fleeting
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-fleeting.html
May 30, 2024
Chains of our own making
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/chains-of-our-own-making.html
May 30, 2024
Bondage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/bondage.html
Edited May 30, 2024
A trap, a snare – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-trap-snare-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Actors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/actors.html
May 28, 2024
The fear of man
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-fear-of-man.html
Edited May 28, 2024
All about the optics – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-about-optics-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2024
Praise is an illusion – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/praise-is-illusion-v2.html
Sermon May 26, 2024
“The Optics of Giving”
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Based on Matthew 6:1-4
Proverbs 29:25
Luke 18:11-12
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Matthew 5:16
1 Chronicles 29:9, 11-14, 17b.
Psalm 25:15
&
Sermon May 19, 2024
“Loving our enemies”
Based on Matthew 5:38-48
&
Sermon May 12, 2024
“Stop Swearing”
Based on Matthew 5:33-37

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, 202 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, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, Matthew 6, Proverbs 29, Sermon on the Mount, giving, optics, status, actors,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #faith #Matthew6 #Proverbs29 #optics #status #actors