Holding to the Gunwales – v2

Not walking boldly
holding onto the gunwales
to the side of the boat
Falling, sinking
there, unfaithful
bound in time
in the current struggles
our focus wavering
falling from Jesus
calling to us
to come to him
to walk to him boldly
on the living waters
to go, to do
to follow his path
serving our neighbors
as we have been called

September 25, 2011
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
First of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777

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Yes, but

wanting to follow
to go boldly
saying yes, but,
to the calling of God
felling gifted
yet cautious
afraid we will fall
staying back
hesitant
not following at all


September 25, 2011
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
First of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Doing Your Word

Not merely hearing
your calling in the word
Lord, I pray
I Will be doing your word
acting in faith
answering your call
walking on water
without fear at all

September 25, 2011
Worship Theme: “The Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common English Bible)
Sermon: “That’s Radical Man!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
First of Six part sermon series on
“Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations”
http://fivepractices.org/books/five-practices-of-fruitful-congregations/
and the book by the same name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/, bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
http://www.moumethodist.org/page.asp?PKValue=777

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,030+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Boldly Go

Be strong in Him
in the grace of God
that which is in Christ
which was poured out on us
and boldly go
as we are each called
to God’s purpose
imprinted on us
shared with us
that we may be used
to show God’s love
poured out on us
filling us
to be poured out of us
an offering, water
the living word
shared to be shared
blessings from the Lord

September 25, 2011
2 Timothy 2:1
“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus”
2 Timothy
90 day New Testament Bible Study
read September 25, 2011

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Choices of paths

As much as the others
see that both are viable
that some time on each path
together as one
I fail to see
how to be faithful to both calls
one is jealous
the other wants my all
How can I choose
which way I am to go
when others would tell me
I cannot make that choice
that I must stay walking
following that voice
responsible, prudent
not making a choice

September 25, 2011
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10

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Two Years of Struggle

Two years, almost
standing in the pulpit
asking if I should turn
if I should walk on the water

If I should turn
if I should move in a new direction
feeling the calling
but bound by the weight

The pit of the world
the choices long before
debt hanging over me
a load on my back

Wanting to turn
to follow the Master
yet feeling trapped, bound
by the sins of my past

September 25, 2011
since my Laity Sunday sermon,
October 2009
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10


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voices of doubt

voices of doubt
from within, without
pulling, tugging
tearing me apart

not knowing the path
the way to my purpose
stuck, bound in place
limping on a shared journey

voices of doubt
weighing me down
like the winds on the water
making Peter drown

September 25, 2011
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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prayers conflicting

I know in my bones
her prayers different
wanting me to choose
to stay on one path
prayers conflicting
pulling me under
wanting to walk
to stand on living water
to follow freely
the call deep within
stumbling, falling
being pulled under
by tentatively standing
on the living water

September 25, 2011
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10


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Standing in the Winds

Standing in the winds
as much within as without
feeling myself buffeted
tormented by doubt

Wanting to walk boldly
across the living water
to move with a purpose
into the arms of our God

Standing in the winds
buffeted by doubt
wanting to break free
to walk with a purpose

Wanting to be faithful
in my actions as my words
stepping out boldly
in a leap of true faith


September 25, 2011
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10


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Faithful, yet unfaithful

Feeling torn, ever,
unable to choose my path
feeling that one is in conflict
with the other, the last
Not seeing how to do both
to walk in both ways
needing somehow to choose
to make my own way
Faithful, yet unfaithful
in failing to choose
to walk in one path
with nothing to lose
How can I preach
to share God’s word
if I am too timid
to go forth as he calls
to walk boldly on the water

September 25, 2011
=============
A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all


September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10


All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,450+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Working in the vineyard

Following our brother’s call
to go into the world
working in the vineyard
out of a sense of joy

Calling others to him
to the feet of Christ
hoping they will turn
in the way of the cross

Wanting to be with him
to see paradise
striving to grow closer
to see the face of Christ

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Toiling out of a sense of Joy

Working in the vineyards
in the fields of the Lord
toiling not to earn salvation
toiling out of a sense of joy

Working to share God’s message
to pour out our gifts
seeking to bring others
to the saving grace of Christ

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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Seeing with the heart of God

Our faith strengthened
our walk more secure
wanting to carry God’s message
out into this world

Seeing with the heart of God
not with eyes of this world
wanting to see the stranger
as a child of the word

Each of us worthy
by the grace of the living Christ
each of us made holy
by the sacrifice on the cross


September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,420+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Needing to Change

Needing to change
to see with God’s eyes
the truth of our failing
the tears in God’s eyes

Wanting to have us
to come to him
answering his call
knowing how often we turn
running from his arms

Needing to change
to feel our neighbors pain
rejoicing whenever they come to God
receiving the crown of life
wanting only the best for them
the grace of the living God
not judging anyone unworthy
the Lord God loves them all


September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,420+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Search within our Hearts

Are we happen for grace
for the arms of God’s love
are we happy for the grace
the mercy of God’s love
are we happy for all who believe
who receive the reward of grace
the mercy of the cross
raising us from the grave
are we happy for God’s love
for the arms of God’s grace
are we happy for all who wear
the crown of eternal life

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,420+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

No Rights before God

Humble, clay
before the judgment seat
none of us better, worthy
when eternity we meet

No rights before God
all fallen, in sin
only faith, grace
to let us, humbly, in

God’s gift alone
treating us the same
the grace of Christ
the blood of the lamb

We are made worthy
by the sacrifice, the cross
only through this gift
are we saved from the lost

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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All are Treated Equal

God’s grace balances the world
all of us the same
all are treated equal
in the kingdom of God

Privilege, judgment
things which set us apart
the walls, the barriers
broken down by Christ

Only by His grace
the sacrifice of the cross
only by God’s mercy
are we redeemed from the lost

The keys of heaven
the gates of paradise
only in following
in the way of the Christ

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,430+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live

Godly Fairness

None of us more exalted
all of us dust
raised from the dead
by the sacrifice of Christ

In godly fairness
treated all alike
entering the kingdom
at the end of this life

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,430+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live

Gifts from the Lord

The wages paid
at the end of our lives
like the workers in the field
all gifts from the Lord

None of us earning
deserving of God’s love
none of us worthy
of the gift from above

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Workers in the Fields

In the vineyards, the wilderness
light in the darkness
workers in the field
continuing the work of Christ

Whenever we come to believe
each called to do our part
serving our neighbors in the world
grace at the heart

Beginning to work, to go
to be Christ’s hands and feet
humbly serving out in the world
to spread God’s message of love

None of us deserving
the gift of God’s love
all of us fallen, falling short
of the commands to love

We gain a reward
not by our time, our work
only by the grace of the living God
bringing us into his love

September 24, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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The honors of a child

beloved, loved
adopted into the family
whenever we come to believe
donning the crown of life
the honors of a child
within the kingdom gates
entering into glory
feeling God’s embrace

September 22, 2011 and September 23, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Sinned and fallen short

Our lives damned
the measure of our walk
all of us dross
failures in our faith

Yet each of us earn
wages of God’s grace
lifted from the depths
to see God face to face

Healed by the cross
though all have sinned,
fallen short, yet all restored
by the grace of the risen Christ

September 22, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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No matter when we come

God’s reward, his gift
far more than we deserve
what we have earned
in our walk in this life

No matter when we come
when we come to believe
by faith we gain
the crown of eternal life

September 22, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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A Stranger within the Gate

Known within these walls
a member of the flock
yet a stranger within the gate
the courts of the law

Awkward in my spirit
pacing in the hall
wondering why I don’t fit in
that I don’t belong at all

September 22, 2011
-------------------------
A Calling to Write

Not oblique,
something unclear
not with words grandiose
a calling to write clear and terse

Poetry, beauty
in the straightforward
message from God
the words I hear in my heart

Called to share freely from him
to the ends of the earth
Comfort, hope, one truth revealed,
the love of Christ complete.

By his grace alone
we are made whole
our eternal lives restored.


February 4, 2010
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 2/4/10


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No Cup Like This

The cup Christ drank
in the garden that night
no cup like this
in the history of man

God, alive
descended, a man
our hands upon his head
poisoning the lamb

When death graced his lips
on that fateful night
giving up his blood, his blood
in the cup

Sharing the meal
the bread and the wine
before the betrayal
the cup one of a kind

September 22, 2011
on seeing poem, “The Cup of Poison”
before posting it to
www.christianpoetry.org
---------------

The Cup of Poison

Like Socrates and the hemlock
Christ in the garden
the cup of poison, death
waiting for his lips

Praying, in his agony
the struggle of his life
his humanness, divinity
this his final test

Sweat like blood
pouring down, to the ground
Christ crying out
that the cup could pass him by

Submitting his life, his will
to God’s mighty plan
the cup of our sin
bitterness, going down

The ransom paid
in the garden, again
Christ choosing, submitting
to the master’s will


March 7, 2010
Luke 22:39-46
Luke 4:1-13
&
Matthew 26:36-46
Psalm 461:11 (Call to Worship)
Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 138 (Prayer of Dedication)
Worship Theme: “Our Times of Personal Trial”
and sermon, “With Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the second in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 7, 2010
Third Sunday in Lent

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Fruits of Rage

Fruits of the towers
of the killings
of wanting justice
meaning revenge,
retribution
a balancing of the scales
here on earth

Forgetting Christ
forgiveness
giving his life
upon the cross
a decade since
the burning towers
more polarized
at such a cost

Now the man
doubt remaining
going to
his destiny
strapped tight
to the gurney
though he claimed
not to be

The one they wanted
in the gallows
in the dock
of judgment’s call
claiming
his innocence
as the needles
came in three

Are we better
for the violence
the raging wars
the death last night
are we safer
for the martyrs
to the victims
of our nation’s rage

September 22, 2011
melding the consequence of possibly executing an innocent man
and the decade since September 11, 2001
-----------------------------
An Innocent Man

What will we say
when that day comes
when an innocent man
is sent to his death

When an innocent woman
is strapped to a gurney
what will we say
to the dead

What will we say
as a people
when the ultimate price
falls on the innocent

What will we say
as a nation
when revenge
pays the ultimate cost


September 22, 2011
------------------
My Facebook note, September 22, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/raymond.a.foss/posts/222198211166682
“I pray that the investigation of the truth in this case will not end with his death. The death penalty will only be eliminated as a punishment in this country if we are forced as a people to stare at the consequence of killing an innocent person. Mr. Davis may not be that person; but that day will come, based on this being a human process. Too many people on death row have been found to be innocent; the probabilities are there. That awful day will come.”
Articles on Troy Davis execution
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/22/national/main20109976.shtml
Article on 10 Reasons he should not be put to death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/troy-davis-10-reasons
My Facebook note, September 21, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/raymond.a.foss/posts/223273607729430
“If there is doubt about the truth of his quilt, the execution should be stayed until further investigation is completed.”
---------------
& 9/11 poems
------------------
Seeds of Hate

Seeds of hate, of rage
in the burning tower
separating the nations
the peoples of faith

Anguish, suffering
martyrs alike
claiming the creator
in the fists of our rage

September 21, 2011
-----
September 11, 2011
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
------
As I woke this morning – v2

As I woke this morning, I remembered
I remembered that day, the exact moment
pain afresh, reliving, so clear, so vivid
when I saw the towers, innocence burning
our lives never the same, different
a shower of debris. The gasps, of each new person
coming into the room, silent, crying
seeing the images, over and over
Feeling the same ache as when
I watched the Challenger
explode in the sky.
So much lost
We watched, unsure
tears streaming down, helpless
Attacked on our soil, numb
disbelieving, even though seeing
I remember the air in the lounge,
all of us strangers, together
the small screen too big
showing too vividly the pain
the anguish, the towers hit, falling
plumes of smoke, of flame
darkness that morning, echoing still
friends, new friends, in the room
who may have loved ones in New York
in the Pentagon, at that moment
of different races, religions
from around the globe;
a call on a cell phone
All transfixed, unable to move


September 10, 2011
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

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An Innocent Man

What will we say
when that day comes
when an innocent man
is sent to his death

When an innocent woman
is strapped to a gurney
what will we say
to the dead

What will we say
as a people
when the ultimate price
falls on the innocent

What will we say
as a nation
when revenge
pays the ultimate cost

September 22, 2011
------------------
My Facebook note, September 22, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/raymond.a.foss/posts/222198211166682
“I pray that the investigation of the truth in this case will not end with his death. The death penalty will only be eliminated as a punishment in this country if we are forced as a people to stare at the consequence of killing an innocent person. Mr. Davis may not be that person; but that day will come, based on this being a human process. Too many people on death row have been found to be innocent; the probabilities are there. That awful day will come.”
Articles on Troy Davis execution
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/22/national/main20109976.shtml
Article on 10 Reasons he should not be put to death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/21/troy-davis-10-reasons
My Facebook note, September 21, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/raymond.a.foss/posts/223273607729430
“If there is doubt about the truth of his quilt, the execution should be stayed until further investigation is completed.”
---------------
& 9/11 poems
------------------
Seeds of Hate

Seeds of hate, of rage
in the burning tower
separating the nations
the peoples of faith

Anguish, suffering
martyrs alike
claiming the creator
in the fists of our rage

September 21, 2011
-----
September 11, 2011
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
------
As I woke this morning – v2

As I woke this morning, I remembered
I remembered that day, the exact moment
pain afresh, reliving, so clear, so vivid
when I saw the towers, innocence burning
our lives never the same, different
a shower of debris. The gasps, of each new person
coming into the room, silent, crying
seeing the images, over and over
Feeling the same ache as when
I watched the Challenger
explode in the sky.
So much lost
We watched, unsure
tears streaming down, helpless
Attacked on our soil, numb
disbelieving, even though seeing
I remember the air in the lounge,
all of us strangers, together
the small screen too big
showing too vividly the pain
the anguish, the towers hit, falling
plumes of smoke, of flame
darkness that morning, echoing still
friends, new friends, in the room
who may have loved ones in New York
in the Pentagon, at that moment
of different races, religions
from around the globe;
a call on a cell phone
All transfixed, unable to move


September 10, 2011
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,910+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Fruit in old age

Following our call
in each season
more to do
as the Spirit calls

Fruit in old age
as surely as in springtime
God will lead us
if we submit to Him

September 22, 2011
written after reviewing comment
posted on www.christianpoetry.org
about poem, “Never Too Old”
&
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost
=============
Never Too Old

Strength from the Lord
The calling of our master
new tasks to perform
gifts, fruits to share

Never too old
to begin a new world
God stirring inside of us
changing our lives,
conformed to his will
doing what we are called to do

God will provide
all that we need
trust in his loving hand
there by our side in all of our trials
in him rest when the work is done


March 6, 2010
Deuteronomy 34:7
&
Psalm 92:12-15
Psalm 92:14-15
and
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=3&day=6&year=2010
for March 6, 2010, “Evergreen Life”,
by Ellen Cardwell

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Fruits of a Decade

A lifetime for some
death, despair
Seeds of Hate
we can find them there

Fruits of a decade
of terror, of hate
since the towers fell
since we went over there

Peoples of nations
peoples of faith
separated by beliefs
the things of this earth

Anguish, suffering
martyrs alike
claiming the creator
in fists of our rage

September 21, 2011
-----
September 11, 2011
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
------
As I woke this morning – v2

As I woke this morning, I remembered
I remembered that day, the exact moment
pain afresh, reliving, so clear, so vivid
when I saw the towers, innocence burning
our lives never the same, different
a shower of debris. The gasps, of each new person
coming into the room, silent, crying
seeing the images, over and over
Feeling the same ache as when
I watched the Challenger
explode in the sky.
So much lost
We watched, unsure
tears streaming down, helpless
Attacked on our soil, numb
disbelieving, even though seeing
I remember the air in the lounge,
all of us strangers, together
the small screen too big
showing too vividly the pain
the anguish, the towers hit, falling
plumes of smoke, of flame
darkness that morning, echoing still
friends, new friends, in the room
who may have loved ones in New York
in the Pentagon, at that moment
of different races, religions
from around the globe;
a call on a cell phone
All transfixed, unable to move


September 10, 2011
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html
----------------
September 11, 2008
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH

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Seeds of Hate

Seeds of hate, of rage
in the burning tower
separating the nations
the peoples of faith

Anguish, suffering
martyrs alike
claiming the creator
in the fists of our rage

September 21, 2011
-----
September 11, 2011
10th anniversary of September 11, 2001
and the plot to attack DC and NY
reported September 9, 2011
------
As I woke this morning – v2

As I woke this morning, I remembered
I remembered that day, the exact moment
pain afresh, reliving, so clear, so vivid
when I saw the towers, innocence burning
our lives never the same, different
a shower of debris. The gasps, of each new person
coming into the room, silent, crying
seeing the images, over and over
Feeling the same ache as when
I watched the Challenger
explode in the sky.
So much lost
We watched, unsure
tears streaming down, helpless
Attacked on our soil, numb
disbelieving, even though seeing
I remember the air in the lounge,
all of us strangers, together
the small screen too big
showing too vividly the pain
the anguish, the towers hit, falling
plumes of smoke, of flame
darkness that morning, echoing still
friends, new friends, in the room
who may have loved ones in New York
in the Pentagon, at that moment
of different races, religions
from around the globe;
a call on a cell phone
All transfixed, unable to move


September 10, 2011
all of my September 11, 2001 poems
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-september-11-2001-poems-before-news.html
----------------
September 11, 2008
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001
watching it my first year of law school
Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH

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God gives to everyone

The same gift of God
given, paid for
left at the cross
Life, for his life
given for us
his body, his blood
his love for us

No wages, a gift
the moment we believe
only to care
to lift our neighbors up
to offer our love
the same grace his gives us
to fill their cup

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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A Gift, not a payment – v2

God’s mercy, God’s love
Christ’s grace, on the cross
not wages for our work
not payment at all

A gift, salvation
opening heaven’s door
a reward for faith
life evermore

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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A Gift, not a payment

God’s mercy, God’s love
Christ’s grace, on the cross
not wages for our work
not payment at all
A gift, salvation
life evermore

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
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The crown of life

God’s gift to us
paid at the cross
Christ’s suffering, dying
redeeming us from the lost

The crown of life
for everyone
only to believe
to follow our Lord

God’s mercy complete
forgiving our brokenness
only to turn
and follow the Christ

So little God requests
no matter when we believe
only to serve our neighbors
to carry Christ’s light to them

God rewards us richly
life for a life
healing us completely
on the altar of the cross

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss>

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com 

http://pastorruth.posterous.com/ 

A Handmaiden of the Lord

http://www.suncookumc.org

Suncook United Methodist Church

http://www.suncookumc.org 

http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965

Suncook, NH

September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Wages beyond belief

We are paid by God
more than we can imagine
wages beyond belief
just by believing

Nothing we truly earn
walking in faith
spreading his message
the wonder of his grace

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Sermon, "Shining Stars", by Pastor Ruth Foss, Suncook United Methodist Church, September 11, 2011

Pastor Ruth Foss
September 11, 2011
Scripture passages from the Message Bible

Good Morning. . . well we have finally come to the end of our journey with Adam Hamilton’s “When Christians Get It Wrong.” Over the past weeks we heard all about what some young people think about Christians, why some are turning away from the church. Now we get to hear about when Christians get it right. But as I think about today being the 10th year remembrance of the 9/11 tragedy. . . I believe that it’s not just when Christian get it right but when humanity gets it right!

1 John 4:11-12, 16, 19-21 “love God = love others”

Christians get it right when they love others. When we, as Christians, proclaim Christ as our Savor. . . and that we love God. . . and are overjoyed with our fresh, renewed, restored relationship with God. . . then all those around us will know to whom we belong by our actions and words. As the hymn goes. . . ”they will know we are Christians by our love. . . by our love. . . they will know we are Christians by our love”. When we love God then we will love all of His creation. . . that’s all of His creation. . . not just who or what we chose but the whole package. . . ! How bright their light shines on that hill. . . shining with the light of acceptance and love for all to see

Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and Light of the World

When Christians get it right, we love those who others may see as undesirable. We love the differences that we all have and accept the differences as God’s way of adding texture, color, diversity to the world in which we lives. We share the flavor that God has put in each and every one of us. Others around us see the attributes of Christ in us. . . Christ Shines Through!! We are that city on the hill shining forth for the world to see. . . we are the seasoning that many in humanity long for. . . how bright their light shines on that hill. . . shining with the light of flavor and love for all to see

Matthew 5:43-48 Love Our Enemies

When Christians get it right we can change the world. It we love our enemies. . . treat them as God would have us treat them. . . maybe, just maybe, there could be peace, there could be some kind of harmony. Now I’m not saying that if we show love the love of God to those around us everything would be perfect. . . what I am saying is that it’s a good place to start. Someone has to begin to break down the walls. We as Christians are called to not live as the world would have us live but as God would have us live. . . to live a life of radical hospitality. . . that same hospitality, the same love that kept Jesus nailed to the cross. . . how bright their light shines on that hill. . . shining with the light of peace and justice for all to see

Matthew 22:34-40 Two Great Commandments

Christians get it right when they live by these two commandments. These are pivotal to our witness ad faith. Christians are that shining light when they decide that the way of the world is not the path they chose to take, when they decide that their life will not be one of dual standards. Christians get it right when they love others instead of their own “ego” so to speak. When they decide to stand out in the crowd for all of the “right reasons”. . . how bright their light shines on that hill. . . shining with that light of love for all to see.

Romans 12:9-21 Paul’s Take on Love

When Christians get it right. . . they want to proclaim and share the gift that God has given them. They love not on the surface but it is rooted in their very being. They don’t go along with the world’s view of right and wrong and they chose not to compromise their beliefs. They pray even when it seems useless because they know the power of prayer and that God hears the prayers of all creation. They choose a life of Radical Hospitality but not in the way the world sees hospitality but in response to the radical hospitality given them from God through Jesus Christ. When Christians get it right they are living with the glasses of God. . . seeing as God sees.
How bright their light shines on that hill. . . shining with the light of God that illuminates the darkest dark with the light of the noon day sun. . . The Light of the Son for all to see. . .

When Christians. . . when humanity gets it right here will be no more 9/11’s. I am reminded of what happened on 9/12 that year of the destruction. . . the year of the terrorist attack. On 9/12. . . this nation came together as one. People forgot about their differences for a while and banned together. If we did it once. . . we can do it again. We as Christians. . . as a nation need to live our lives in 9/12. Then maybe. . . just maybe there can be a change. . . there can be peace. . . here can be healing. And not only that. . . if we as a world. . . as all humanity together would adopted that same 9/12 attitude. . . can you imagine what our world would be like? Just imagine. . .

AMEN

September 21, 2011
Worship Theme: “A Powerful Witness in the World”
Call to Worship
Children’s Message
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD)
1 John 4:11-12, 16, 19-21
Meditation: Shining Stars I-Love as God Loves Us
Reaffirmation of Faith
Hymn: “Love the Lord Your God”, TFWS 2168
Matthew 5:13-16
Meditation: Shining Stars II-Salt and Light of the World
Hymn: “This Little Light of Mine”, UMH 585
Matthew 5:43-48
Meditation: Shining Stars III-Love Our Enemies
Hymn: “Help Us Accept Each Other”, UMH 560
Matthew 22:34-40
Meditation: Shining Stars IV-Two Great Commandments
Hymn: “Lord I Want To Be A Christian”, UMH 402
Romans 12:9-21
Meditation: Shining Stars V-Paul’s Take on Love
Hymn: “The Gift of Love”, UMH 408

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

September 11, 2011
Fourteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Luke 14:12-24 (The Message Bible)
Exodus 12:1-14 (Common English Bible)
Call to Worship (Psalm 149:1-4)
Prayer of Dedication (Matthew 18:15-20, GBOD)
Worship Theme: "Whose Table Is It?"
Communion
and sermon: "Table Manners. . ."

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

September 4, 2011
Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5opSXkHBKI
Sing a New Song - Friday Night Sermon - Rev. Amy DeLong
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000572962166
&
James 2:8-13 (Common English Bible)
Acts 10:13-15, 27-28 (NRSV Bible)
Call to Worship (GBOD)
Prayer of Dedication
Worship Theme: “We all have sacred worth. . .”
and sermon: “God says what?!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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meditation blog

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“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

August 21, 2011
Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost
&
2 Corinthians 4:7-18 (NRSV Bible)
Job 16:1-5 (NRSV Bible)
Psalm 96:1-6 (NRSV Bible)(Call to Worship)
Communion
Worship Theme: “Why do bad things happen?”
Children’s Time
and sermon: “In My Weakness I am Strong”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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sermon blog

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meditation blog

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“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

August 7, 2011
Nineth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Acts 11:2-18 (NRSV Bible)
1 Peter 3:8-9, 15 (NRSV Bible)
Psalm 118:19-20, 24 (NRSV Bible)(Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “We are all one Family of God”
Children’s Time
and sermon: “I Got Your Back!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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meditation blog

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“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 31, 2011
Eighth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Genesis 1:1-8
Matthew 22:16b-17, 21b-22
Unison Prayer
“Loving, Merciful God, giver of all knowledge,
we thank you for your Spirit, here among us.
We ask for eyes to see you at work in our lives
and the lives of others, ears to hear the words
you have for us, and a heart that is open to
your love and grace. It is truly good to be in
the house of the Lord! Amen.”
Worship Theme: “God’s Wisdom”
Children’s Time
and sermon: “We don’t know everything?”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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sermon blog

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meditation blog

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“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 24, 2011
Seventh Sunday of Pentecost
&
church sign, “Hanging Out with Jesus”
July 17, 2011
&
Luke 15:1-2
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
“This man (Jesus) welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Galatians 5:22-23 (GOD’s WORD Translation)
Psalm 92:1-2 (GOD’s WORD Translation)(Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “What kind of people did Jesus hang with?”
and sermon: “When Christians Are Un-Christian”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 17, 2011
Sixth Sunday of Pentecost
&
Sermon series by the Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://adamhamilton.cor.org/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/RevAdamHamilton
http://www.abingdonpress.com/adamhamilton/forms/default.aspx?pageid=554&id=106
“When Christians Get It Wrong”
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Rev-Hamilton-When-Christians-Get-It-Wrong-1298797.htm
http://www.abingdonpress.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=6223
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEp5aGSwUmY

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A reward for our faith

Like the promise to Abraham
remembered by God
the sacrifice of Christ
saving us from death

A reward for our faith
when we turn
abandoning our own selves
cleaving to the Lord


September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
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http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Everyone has sacred worth

Not of the earth
the way of the world
treasure that rusts
that which is ephemeral
returning to dust

Everything good
people on earth
everyone has sacred worth
precious to our maker
giving us life

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Office – haiku

Push the same paper
typing on keyboard endless
marking time each day

September 17, 2011


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Soft falling rain

A day of drizzle
of quiet outside
clouds are so low,
I can almost feel God's arms
wrapped in his love
sensing his presence
feeling God with me
walk toward heaven

September 21, 2011
written after note to David Abbott’s Facebook post
on September 20, 2011
and after posting “A Message of God’s Love”
to www.faithwriters.com
September 21, 2011
-----------------
A Message of God’s Love

Across the skies
a message of God’s love
The colors, a changing tableau
love echoing, murmuring
a visual chorus
charged across the skies
The sun, the moon, the sky
dancing in their positions
with the stars above
shimmering God’s glory
in our eyes below


January 10, 2010
Genesis 1:1-2:4
Psalm 19:1-13
Psalm 19:1-6
Congregational Centering hymn:
“Let All Things Now Living”
Faith We Sing, #2008
Anthem: “The Time Between”,
http://www.gbod.org/worship/music/timebetween-crider.pdf
by R. Frederick Crider, Jr. (Ps. 31:14-15)
and sermon, “The Book of Genesis: The Story of Our Beginning”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
based in part on Chapter One (Genesis 1:1-2:3),
of book, Wrestling With Angels: What Genesis Teaches Us About
Our Spiritual Identity, Sexuality and Personal Relationships,
by Naomi H. Rosenblatt and Joshua Horwitz
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
January 10, 2010
First Sunday in Epiphany
(Baptism of the Lord Sunday)
&
Psalm 8:4-5 (KJV)
“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”

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We deserve so much less

If we are honest
if we look at ourselves
acknowledging our sins
our estrangement from God

We deserve so much less
in the kingdom of God
we deserve death
from the glut of our sin

God’s grace alone
his mercy, his love
redeeming us, restored
a gift from the Lord

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Christ’s Nature

What we know,
what we see
the example of Christ
his living nature
forgiving our neighbors,
ourselves, our sins
yet thinking we are better
worthy somehow
forgetting we too are unworthy
deserving of death
yet Christ forgave us
even on the cross

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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Deserving Death

Deserving death
given life
saved from the pit
by the mercy of God

Raised from the dead
by the sacrifice of Christ
given new life
a place in paradise

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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God alone decides – v2

In His kingdom
in his mercy
God alone decides
if we ourselves are worthy
if we deserve life
By faith, by grace
by Christ’s gift to us
God rewards us fully
when we deserve death

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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God alone decides – v1

In his kingdom
in his mercy
God alone decides
if we ourselves are worthy
By faith, by grace
by Christ’s gift to us
God rewards us fully
not what we deserve

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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in His mercy

in God’s mercy
saving us from death
not what we deserve
much more than this

God saved us
by the sacrifice of Christ
raised from the shadows
brought into His light

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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The Saving Grace of the Cross – v2

more than the descent
the coming of Christ
that he suffered and died
that he gave up his life
The true nature of God
the saving grace of the cross
bringing us back from the dead
saving us from the lost

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss>

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com 

http://pastorruth.posterous.com/ 

A Handmaiden of the Lord

http://www.suncookumc.org

Suncook United Methodist Church

http://www.suncookumc.org 

http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965

Suncook, NH

September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

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The Saving Grace of the Cross – v1

more than the descent
the coming of Christ
that he suffered and died
that he went to the cross
The true nature of God
the saving grace of the cross
bringing us back from the dead
saving us from the lost

September 20, 2011
Worship Theme: “God’s Goodness. . . DBA Wage Wars!”
Jonah 3:10-4:11 (NRSV Bible)
Matthew 20:1-16 (God’s Word Bible)
Sermon: “What about my needs?!”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss>

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com 

http://pastorruth.posterous.com/ 

A Handmaiden of the Lord

http://www.suncookumc.org

Suncook United Methodist Church

http://www.suncookumc.org 

http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965

Suncook, NH

September 18, 2011
Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.