Christ came for me

Christ came for me,
for those who are lost,
sinners estranged from God,
for me, for all of us…
 
Christ knew me completely,
thousands of years before my existence
He chose to climb the cross
for me, for all of us…
 
Christ loved me fully,
that is why He descended,
to redeem us from damnation,
for me, for all of us…
 
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April 17, 2025
Christ came for me
 
Based on #Matthew9:11-13
Based on #Luke18:9-14
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 2, Day 2
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1
April 12, 2025
You saved me for a purpose
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-saved-me-for-purpose.html
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1, Day 1
 
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, 2024, and 2025. 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.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, regeneration, Matthew 9, Luke 18,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit

Fire, gathered from the ether

Fire, gathered from the ether, threads,
something holy, eternal, within every breath,
words of passion, empathy, confession, conviction,
a rising of justice in the crucible of our present age
life held deep within us, springing forth like water,
hope for love to abound, for peace to endure…
 
Arrows in my quiver, my bow at the ready,
darts to pierce the darkness, rage to start a blaze,
nothing lukewarm, the fire raging within me, alive,
anger at injustice, complicity, the feckless, the liars,
oligarchs chasing power, the haters in our midst,
minions of Satan, those who would defeat us…
 
Fire, gathered from the ether, flames woven together,
yet not burning my flesh because they are sacred, gifted,
words from Almighty God placed in my hands, my heart,
if I am faithful, even when I am fearful, when I am timid,
my words have power to change the face of the world,
words to lift up, to raise up, to bring glory to God…
 
----------  
April 17, 2025
Fire, gathered from the ether
 
Edited April 17, 2025
My words are my weapons – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/my-words-are-my-weapons-v4.html
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Bucha, writing, weapons, pen, sword,
 
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My words are my weapons – v4

My words are my weapons,
in the battle that is raging,
sharp arrows in my quiver,
my drones, my missiles,
sharpened to a fine edge
through years of combat,
trials against injustice,
railing now against their evil,
to change hearts, to rally allies,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

My words are my weapons
arrows I have been gifted,
fire gathered from the ether,
from my empathy, my passion,
written, typed on these pages,
shared widely, freely, urgently,
like stones skipped on a still pond,
casting ripples, moving, expanding,
to change hearts, raising prayers,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

----------  
Edited April 17, 2025
My words are my weapons – v4
 
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Bucha, writing, weapons, pen, sword,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #Sumy #Bucha #writing #weapons #pen #sword

My words are my weapons – v3

My words are my weapons,
in the battle that is raging,
sharp arrows in my quiver,
my drones, my missiles,
railing against their evil,
to change hearts, to rally,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

My words are my weapons
poems I have been gifted,
shared widely, freely, urgently,
like stones skipped on a still pond,
casting ripples, moving, expanding,
to change hearts, raising prayers,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

----------  
Edited April 17, 2025
My words are my weapons – v3
 
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Bucha, writing, weapons, pen, sword,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #Sumy #Bucha #writing #weapons #pen #sword

My words are my weapons – v2

My words are my weapons,
in the battle that is raging,
sharp arrows in my quiver,
my drones, my missiles,
to rail against their evil,
to change hearts, to rally,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

My words are my weapons
prayers I have been gifted,
shared widely, freely, urgent,
like stones skipped on a pond,
casting ripples, moving, expanding,
to change hearts, to raise prayers,
to see the arc of history bend
toward justice for Ukraine...

----------  
Edited April 16, 2025
My words are my weapons – v2
 
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Bucha, writing, weapons, pen, sword,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #Sumy #Bucha #writing #weapons #pen #sword

My words are my weapons

My words are my weapons,
in the battle that is raging,
the arrows in my quiver,
my drones, my missiles,
to change hearts, to rally,
to see the arc of history
bend toward justice for Ukraine...

My words are my weapons
shared widely, freely,
like stones skipped on a pond,
casting ripples, moving,
to change hearts, prayers,
to see the arc of history
bend toward justice for Ukraine...

----------  
April 16, 2025
My words are my weapons
 
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/screaming-into-void-v3.html
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Bucha, writing, weapons, pen, sword,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #Sumy #Bucha #writing #weapons #pen #sword

Screaming into the Void – v3 #Sumy #KryvyiRih #Ukraine

Screaming into the void, for justice,
for a spine within our leaders,
for a brave soul to rise against terror,
to command there to be a change,
resolve to meet this moment,
this trial, this struggle against evil,
that the West would unite,
because it is almost too late…
 
A waking nightmare, unending,
too close to the border, to terror,
our world is spinning out of control,
driven by his bloodlust, his power,
his desire for conquest, for empire,
by willing minions, weak vassals,
men willing to be fodder, expendable,
for their master’s cruel bidding…
 
Another day, another massacre,
the drip-drip of our silence,
Holy Palm Sunday in Sumy,
Russian genocide, a double-tap,
munitions seeking to maim, to murder,
to erase these innocent people,
Russia shouting, “Crucify Them”,
to kill the innocent sheep…
 
Not guilty of any crime, the children,
lambs brought to slaughter, innocents,
sitting in their pews, entering worship,
one of the holiest days bloodied,
by the hate of the false-Christian,
anti-Christs sitting in the Kremlin,
the Dead Souls of these people,
a cruel, brutal feudal nation-state…
 
Screaming into the void, repeating,
three years not yet enough,
the West must rise up, finally,
we must defend these brave people,
the strong people of Ukraine…
May this be finally the moment,
when the world stands with them, united,
together defeating our common enemy,
Putin, the nation-state of Russia…
 
----------  
Edited April 14, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v3
 
Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
After watching President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
mourning the dead children in his hometown
https://x.com/i/status/1910727865722613775
murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, Ukraine, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #Sumy

Screaming into the Void – v2

A walking nightmare, unending,
too close to the border, to terror,
our world spinning out of control,
driven by his bloodlust, his power,
his desire for conquest, for empire,
but willing minions, weak vassals,
men willing to be fodder, expendable,
for their master’s cruel bidding…
 
Another day, another massacre,
The drip-drip of our silence,
holy Palm Sunday in Sumy,
Russian genocide, a double-tap,
seeking to maim, to murder,
to erase these innocent people,
Russia crying, “Crucify Them”,
to kill the innocent sheep…
 
Not guilty of any crime, children,
lambs brought to slaughter, innocents,
sitting in their pews, entering to worship,
one of the holiest days bloodied,
by the hate of the false-Christian,
anti-Christs sitting in the Kremlin,
the Dead Souls of these people,
a cruel, brutal feudal nation-state…
 
Screaming into the void, repeating,
three years not yet enough,
the West must rise up, finally,
we must defend these brave people,
the strong people of Ukraine…
May this be finally the moment,
when the world stands with them, united,
together defeating our common enemy,
Putin, the nation-state of Russia…
 
----------  
Edited April 13, 2025
Screaming into the Void – v2
 
the Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
After watching President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
mourning the dead children in his hometown
https://x.com/i/status/1910727865722613775
murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, Ukraine, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Bring Kids Back UA, Sumy,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #KryvyiRih #Russia #murder #genocide #terror #premeditated #war #kidnapping #Sumy

Screaming into the Void

Another day, another massacre,
holy Palm Sunday in Sumy,
Russian genocide, a double-tap,
seeking to maim, to murder,
to erase these innocent people,
Russia crying, “Crucify Them”,
to kill the innocent sheep…
 
Lambs brought to slaughter, innocents,
as they sat, as they went to worship,
one of the holiest days bloodied,
by the hate of the false-Christians,
the anti-Christs sitting in the Kremlin,
the Dead Souls of these people,
a cruel, brutal feudal nation-state…
 
Screaming into the void, repeating,
that the West would rise up, finally,
that we defend these brave people,
the strong people of Ukraine,
may this be finally the moment,
when the world stands with them, united,
together defeating our common enemy,
the nation-state of Russia…
 
----------  
April 13, 2025
Screaming into the Void
 
Written about the Palm Sunday massacre in Sumy, Ukraine
Revised April 11, 2025
Kryvyi Rih – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/kryvyi-rih-v2-kryvyi-rih-not-just.html
After watching President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
mourning the dead children in his hometown
https://x.com/i/status/1910727865722613775
murdered by Vladimir Putin, by Russia, April 4, 2025
Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 10, 2025
Stealing their history, their future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/stealing-their-history-their-future-v2.html
@BringKidsBackUA #BringKidsBackUA
Russia’s kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children.
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 9, 2025
We forfeit our humanity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-forfeit-our-humanity-v2.html
A Russian attack on a playground in Kryvyi Rih took the lives of nine children.
Edited April 8, 2025
Where is our conscience, our humanity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-humanity.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Our words are inadequate – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/our-words-are-inadequate-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
Where is our conscience, our morality – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/where-is-our-conscience-our-morality-v2.html
Edited April 7, 2025
We don’t speak with power – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-dont-speak-with-power-v3.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, Ukraine, God, war, terror, genocide, Russia, murder, premediated, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Kherson, Bring Kids Back UA, Sumy,
 
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Broken – v2

I have so often called myself broken,
shattered, in so many pieces,
I have defined myself as unrepairable,
lost in my sin, my rebellion, unworthy,
but that is not a name, a word,
God has spoken over my life…
 
In the silence of meditation, in prayer,
in the stillness, the shadows,
I felt Jesus telling me, whispering,
that name I have spoken
the word “broken” was a lie,
that I must change my thinking…
 
The Spirit broke through the silence,
in my spirit with my eyes closed,
gifting me a message, a prayer,
the word Jesus imparted over me,
was that I am “a gift”, a blessing,
to be poured on the earth…
 
I must remember this moment,
a truth, a revelation to cherish,
the words of release rising,
filling me, reminding me,
I need to see myself, my life,
from the perspective of God…
 
I have meaning, a purpose,
a calling for the kingdom,
a way to serve man and God,
if I am willing, if I believe…
I must strive to be that vessel,
to be filled, to be poured…
 
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Edited April 13, 2025
Broken – v2
 
Based on #Judges6:1-35
Story of Gideon’s call
April 7, 2025
Re:generation big group meeting
Lesson on Trust by Allan Sherer
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1
April 12, 2025
You saved me for a purpose
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-saved-me-for-purpose.html
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1, Day 1
 
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, 2024, and 2025. 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.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, regeneration, Ephesians 2, Judges 6,
 
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