hold each other gently #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

humbly we walk with our brothers,

our sisters on this walk,
We hold each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
like iron sharpens iron,
We humbly submit,
laying bare the truth
of our walk in this life...
 
We honor our commitment,
our faith in our walk,
holding each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
like iron sharpens iron,
We hold the mirror of scripture
before our sisters, our brothers,
but first before ourselves...
 
when we fail, we confess, we repent,
to walk closer to God,
We hold each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
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Edited/ new name February 2, 2026
hold each other gently
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/hold-each-other-gently.html
Based on #Matthew18:15-20
Pastor Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Edited February 2, 2026
Humility – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/humility-2-v3.html
Based on #Matthew18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/protect-children-survivors.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-gave-me-sword-v3.html
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

Through my journey #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

Through my journey,
By Your grace, You pursued me,
Like the one lost sheep
You came to save me,
You redeemed me, oh Lord…
 
Through my journey,
When I needed grace,
You pursued me,
In the wilderness,
You gathered me home…
 
Through my journey,
You have been with me,
You saved me,
I was pursued by You,
You gathered me home…
 
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February 2, 2026
Through my journey
 
Based on #Matthew18:10-14
North Hills Church
February 2, 2026
we each are precious
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-each-are-precious.html
Based on #Matthew18:10-14
February 2, 2026
holding each other gently
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/holding-each-other-gently.html
Based on #Matthew18:15-20
Edited February 2, 2026
Humility – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/humility-2-v3.html
Based on #Matthew18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/protect-children-survivors.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-gave-me-sword-v3.html
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

we each are #precious #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

Each of us is loved,
We each are precious,
Angels watch over us,
We are held in our Father’s hand…
 
We are pursued,
We are protected,
We each are precious,
We are held in our Father’s hand…
 
We go forward faithfully,
Our story is love,
We are courageous, hopeful,
We are held in our Father’s hand…
 
-------
February 2, 2026
we each are precious
 
Based on #Matthew18:10-14
Sermon
Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
February 2, 2026
holding each other gently
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/holding-each-other-gently.html
Based on #Matthew18:15-20
Sermon
Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Edited February 2, 2026
Humility – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/humility-2-v3.html
Based on #Matthew18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/protect-children-survivors.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-gave-me-sword-v3.html
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

Humility – 2 – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

We must make a radical change,
to see Christ in our neighbors…
We must let go of hurt, of hate,
to see each other as children,
heirs with Christ, with one another,
beloved children of our Father,
Our Creator, our heavenly God…
 
We must be the Good Samaritan,
servant leaders, witnesses,
children of the promise, the Good News,
putting on the apron as Christ did,
kneeling at His disciples’ feet,
humbly serving one another,
not warring, picking a fight…
 
We must see each other as God does
with humility and with compassion…
We must wear our faith as a mantle,
Courageous, into the breach against injustice,
But we must measure our own words,
our actions, thinking of others before us,
to model, to live as Christ…
 
-----------
Edited February 2, 2026
Humility – 2 – v3
 
Based on #Matthew18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/protect-children-survivors.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-gave-me-sword-v3.html
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 21, 2026
deep down within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/deep-down-within-me.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 2, “Your Struggle Is A Symptom.”
January 17, 2026
release me from my response!
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/release-me-from-my-response.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 1, Day 3, “Sober 24 Hours.”
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

holding each other gently #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

humbly walking with our brothers,
our sisters on this walk,
We hold each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
like iron sharpening iron,
We humbly submit,
laying bare the truth
of our walk in this life...
 
We honor our commitment,
our faith in our walk,
holding each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
like iron sharpens iron,
We hold the mirror of scripture
before our sisters, our brothers,
but first before ourselves...
 
when we fail, we repent,
so we might walk closer to God,
holding each other gently,
accountable, in love...
 
‐-------
February 2, 2026
holding each other gently
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/holding-each-other-gently.html
Based on #Matthew18:15-20
Sermon
Peter Hubbard
North Hills Church
Edited February 2, 2026
Humility – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/humility-2-v3.html
Based on #Matthew18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/protect-children-survivors.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-gave-me-sword-v3.html
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

#Protect the #children, the #survivors #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #MeTooMovement #children #innocents

We betray Christ’s commandment,
We are timid, afraid, silent,
We ignore their great evil
When we are called by Jesus
to protect the children, the survivors,
to stand with them, to act…
 
We must protect the children,
The greatest in heaven…
innocent children, the victims,
now survivors, the women and men,
against this evil, this terror,
power, rape on this earth…
 
We fail these innocents,
The greatest in heaven…
allowing the rich and powerful
to destroy their childhood
to alter their life’s path, taking their
innocence, their precious lives…
 
Where are the Christians?
Where are our religious leaders,
those with the power to act, to speak,
We are failing these children…
Epstein’s victims, his survivors are
still crying out, Justice!…
 
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Edited/ New Name February 1, 2026
Protect the children, the survivors
 
Based on Matthew 18:1-9,
Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #MeTooMovement #children #innocents
Edited January 19, 2026
Protect the children – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/protect-children-v3-poetry-god-christ.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
Edited January 19, 2026
Where are the Christians – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/where-are-christians_19.html
The Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
January 19, 2026
Triggered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/triggered.html
The Epstein Files and Epstein Coverup
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
the hiss of the serpent’s question
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-hiss-of-serpents-question.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 5, 2026
Show me the pearls
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/show-me-pearls.html
preparing for re:generation program, beginning January 12, 2026
trying to get to the deepest part of my root hurts
maybe more than 55 years old…
January 5, 2026
A lifetime of struggle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-lifetime-of-struggle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, Epstein, Epstein Files, Epstein Coverup, Me Too, children, innocents, Sasha Riley,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #MeTooMovement #children #innocents

bring order from my #chaos – v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #bible #word

Lord, speak healing over me,
Open Your words of scripture…
Help me find peace
to bring order to my chaos
submitting my will to You…
 
Lord, breathe life within me,
Oh Spirit, guide my every step…
Help me to walk the path,
the way You have written,
out of my endless brokenness…
 
Lord, work within my memory,
Quarry the words You planted…
Stitch together the golden threads,
the tapestry You are creating
to heal me in this life…
 
Lord, bring order to my chaos,
Speak light, words of love, salvation…
Impart these ancient words,
Your Word, Your Song,
alive within my heart…

‐---‐--
Edited January 31, 2026
bring order from my chaos – v2
 
Based on #Matthew7:24-27
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
Edited January 30, 2026
Anchored on Your Rock – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/anchored-on-your-rock-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, bible, Word,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #bible #word

All these #threads are #interwoven – v2 #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice #Venezuela

We are not at an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord…
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
There is a rise in violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All these threads are interwoven,
Shoots, branches grafted in the same vine -
Tares growing within fields of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
We see civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army…
Believe your eyes, not propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None of them alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on just one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, vulnerable weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans fighting -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Catharsis is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day…
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
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Edited January 31, 2026
All these threads are interwoven – v2
 
Edited/new name January 29, 2026
All these threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-these-threads-are-interwoven.html
Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven-v2.html
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice #Venezuela 

bring #order from my #chaos #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #Bible #Word

Lord, speak healing to me,
Open Your words of scripture…
Help me find peace
to bring order to my chaos
submitting my will to You…
 
Lord, breathe life within me,
Oh Spirit, guide my steps…
Help me to walk the path
the way You have written
out of my brokenness…
 
Lord, work within my memory,
Quarry the words You planted…
Stitch together the threads,
the tapestry You are creating
to heal me in this life…
 
Lord, bring order to my chaos,
Speak light, words of love…
Impart these ancient words,
Your Word, Your Song,
alive within my heart…

‐---‐--
January 30, 2026
bring order from my chaos
 
Based on #Matthew7:24-27
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
Edited January 30, 2026
Anchored on Your Rock – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/anchored-on-your-rock-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
January 29, 2025
anchored on Your rock
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/anchored-on-your-rock_29.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, bible, Word,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #bible #word

anchored on Your #rock – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #bible #word

Help me, Lord, today,
Help me to be faithful,
to live Your Word, oh God,
anchored on Your rock,
walking in Your light…
 
Help me to have faith,
Help me to have trust,
to turn from my flesh…
Lead me my risen Lord,
my Savior, my God…
 
Help me to be attentive,
Help me to listen,
to heed Your holy Word…
Whisper to me, Spirit,
I long to do the work…
 
Help me to be ready,
Help me know my purpose,
Your plan Lord for my life,
cleaving to my calling,
walking in Your light…

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Edited January 30, 2026
Anchored on Your Rock – v3
 
Based on #Matthew7:24-27
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
January 29, 2025
anchored on Your rock
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/anchored-on-your-rock_29.html
Based on #Matthew7:24-27
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 3, Day 2, “Why Should I Read the Bible?”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, bible, Word,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #bible #word

All these #threads are #interwoven #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All these threads are interwoven,
shoots grafted in the same vine -
tares growing within fields of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army…
Believe your eyes, not propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
-------
Edited/new name January 29, 2026
All these threads are interwoven
 
Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven-v2.html
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

capturing bits of #gossamer – v8 #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation

We are capturing bits of gossamer,
Magic, lightning in a bottle,
scribbling lines of ether, of breath,
strings of creation, of eternity,
gathered from the Spirit,
sharing mysteries of life, of faith…
We are writing down images, memory,
hope, joy, streaming, ever-present,
conjured from the wind…
 
Beauty is all around us,
Poetry Where You Live…
 
We are gathering something unseen,
Invisible, or neglected, yet present,
seed of the eternal, a germ
of creation, the cosmos above us,
of the heart of the living God…
There is beauty in God’s written Word,
planted deep within us, anchored,
in nature all around us….
 
Love surrounds us,
Poetry Where You Live….
 
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Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
 
Edited January 28, 2025
capturing bits of gossamer – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v7.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Writing Poetry, poetry community, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation,
 
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation

These #threads are #interwoven – v2 #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All of these threads are interwoven,
But like shoots grafted in the same vine -
or like tares growing with stalks of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army,
Believing your eyes, not the propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
-------
Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
 
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine,  #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

#Transparent – v5 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparently

We are called to be transparent,
to be an open page, a book,
for us to receive true healing,
to be honest with one another,
trusting they will not harm us,
our secrets are safe with them,
for us to be restored, made whole,
to trust in the healing process…
 
I want to live my life transparently,
to admit my scars, my stains,
where I am broken, jagged,
to be fully, totally, honest,
sins that I have committed,
fighting lies, curses spoken over me,
to free myself of their power
their control over my life…
 
I want to be transparent,
an open page, unfettered,
with myself, and all others,
to be open, brutally honest,
to be emptied, to be filled,
to be a witness to God's grace,
God's love for every prodigal,
For everyone broken like me...
 
I strive to be transparent, honest,
to be who I am truly, open,
truth of my sins, my failings,
scars, the weights I have carried,
With every word I offer, my words,
authentic, real, true, and open,
so that others will find peace,
living their lives transparently too…

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Edited January 28, 2026
Transparent – v5
 
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2025
Transparent – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v4.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2026
too scared, too ashamed – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/too-scared-too-ashamed-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2025
too scared, too ashamed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/too-scared-too-ashamed-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 26, 2026
You know me completely – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-know-me-completely-2-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
Based on #Psalm139:1-16
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty.”
January 23, 2026
God wants to heal you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/god-wants-to-heal-you.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 23, 2026
the next right step – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-next-right-step-v3.html
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 27, 2025
the next right step – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-next-right-step-v2.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at
www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, trust, faith, prayer, Psalm 139, 1 John 1, transparent,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparent

too #scared, too #ashamed – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparent

We too often struggle, we hide,
from our truths, our own demons,
our secret sins, our trials,
stones that we carry,
too heavy, too many by far…
 
We are too scared, too ashamed,
to share, to be brutally honest,
But healing comes from confronting,
what we have denied, what we have hidden,
from others, from ourselves…
 
They are too much to carry, a burden,
on our souls, on our spirits,
weights, fetters, chains,
of our present, our past,
crying out in the night…
 
We are too scared, too ashamed,
But in truth there is our hope of freedom,
confronting the things, the demons,
what we have hidden, denied,
before others, before ourselves…
 
And yet, none of this is hidden,
from God, from our Father,
He is all-knowing, all-powerful,
He knows us completely…
God is just waiting for us to return…
 
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Edited January 28, 2026
too scared, too ashamed – v3
 
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2025
too scared, too ashamed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/too-scared-too-ashamed-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
Edited January 26, 2026
You know me completely – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-know-me-completely-2-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
Based on #Psalm139:1-16
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty.”
January 23, 2026
God wants to heal you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/god-wants-to-heal-you.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 23, 2026
the next right step – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-next-right-step-v3.html
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 27, 2025
the next right step – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-next-right-step-v2.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at
www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, trust, faith, prayer, Psalm 139, 1 John 1, transparent,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparent

You gave me a #sword – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents #servanthood #advocacy

Tooled in the fire of adversity,
unfair trouble, unwanted,
There was endless turmoil
within his spirit, his mind,
The boy I once was, a child...
 
Your words of life fill me,
Your justice informs me,
steeling my spine to act…
I see my neighbor hurting
and I want to speak up…
 
My spirit finds purpose,
quenching the fire of trauma,
You gave me a sword,
the gift of advocacy,
to speak for my fellow man...
 
But, Lord, help me to focus,
all my every effort outward…
Help me to trust You, Your justice,
for every harm against me,
to forgive as you command…
 
-----------
Edited January 26, 2026
You gave me a sword – v3
 
Samson Society meeting January 24, 2026
Based on Proverbs 3:5-6 and
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
January 25, 2026
Humility – 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/humility-2.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 21, 2026
deep down within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/deep-down-within-me.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 2, “Your Struggle Is A Symptom.”
January 17, 2026
release me from my response!
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/release-me-from-my-response.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 1, Day 3, “Sober 24 Hours.”
January 15, 2026
hurt and angry
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/hurt-and-angry.html
re:generation, 1^st and 2nd sentence of Groundwork, page 4
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents, servanthood,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents #servanthood

You know me completely – 2 – v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparent

Before I was born, before Creation,
You know me completely,
my every thought, my every action,
every second of my life,
You know each moment,
even those I have forgotten
every butterfly effect
Ripples of my living…
Nothing is hidden from You,
my Savior, my Creator,
my Spirit Guide, my God…
 
Help me, today, Lord, to trust You,
to be honest, fully transparent…
Lead me to lay down my life,
to be open, to be courageous,
to tear the veil of my secrets,
even the sins I have forgotten…
Reveal them unto me, oh God,
so, I may find healing,
that I may heal the damage,
I have caused the hurt…
Help me to be Your witness…

------
Edited January 26, 2026
You know me completely – 2 – v2
 
Based on #1John1:8-10
Based on #Psalm139:1-16
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty.”
January 23, 2026
God wants to heal you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/god-wants-to-heal-you.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 23, 2026
the next right step – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-next-right-step-v3.html
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 27, 2025
the next right step – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-next-right-step-v2.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at
www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, trust, faith, prayer, Psalm 139, 1 John 1, transparent,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #trust #faith #prayer #transparent

#Humility – 2 – v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

We must make a radical change,
to see Christ in our neighbors…
We must let go of hurt, of hate,
to see each other as children,
heirs with Christ, with one another,
beloved children of our Father,
Our Creator, our heavenly God…
 
We must be the Good Samaritan,
servant leaders, witnesses,
children of the promise,
putting on the apron as Christ did,
kneeling at His disciples’ feet,
humbly serving one another,
not warring, picking a fight…
 
We must see each other as God does
with humility and compassion…
We must wear our faith as a mantle,
into the breach against injustice,
But we must measure our own words,
our actions, thinking of others before us,
to model, to live as Christ…
 
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Edited January 25, 2026
Humility – 2 – v2
 
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/humility-2.html
Based on Matthew 18:1-9
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 1”
Edited January 24, 2026
Controlled by the snake – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/controlled-by-snake-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 3, “Surrender the Storm.”
Edited January 24, 2026
flying into every storm – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/flying-into-each-storm-v2.html
January 24, 2026
my heart grew hot within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-heart-grew-hot-within-me.html
re:generation, Second Large Group meeting
January 21, 2026
deep down within me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/deep-down-within-me.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 2, “Your Struggle Is A Symptom.”
Edited January 21, 2026
dig beneath the surface – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/dig-beneath-surface-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 2, “Your Struggle Is A Symptom.”
January 17, 2026
release me from my response!
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/release-me-from-my-response.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 1, Day 3, “Sober 24 Hours.”
January 15, 2026
hurt and angry
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/hurt-and-angry.html
re:generation, 1^st and 2nd sentence of Groundwork, page 4
Edited January 19, 2026
Protect the children – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/protect-children-v2.html
January 13, 2026
adopt a mantle
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/adopt-mantle.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
January 13, 2026
the hiss of the serpent’s question
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-hiss-of-serpents-question.html
January 13, 2026
seeing God - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/seeing-god-3.html
sermon, “Childlike Humility – 2”
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, Matthew 18, relationships, childlike, humility, love, children, innocents,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #relationships #childlike #humility #love #children #innocents

These #threads are #interwoven #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
These threads are interwoven,
But like shoots grafted in the same vine,
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army,
Believing in your eyes, not the propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
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Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine,  #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Repost: #Sing to me, #Taras – v4 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

O, Hear your people’s cries,
The devastation of this hour…
Their fight for victory has begun,
against the Tsarist horde,
the Evil you know so well…
 
O, Sing to me, Taras,
Songs of the Kobzars, of glory,
your ancient truths of freedom…
Breathe within my spirit, within me love,
for God, for my fellow man, for Ukraine…
 
O, Speak to me, Taras,
Be a clarion call to purpose,
in words of unity, of struggle, power…
Breathe ancient words of scripture, of truth,
and of your homeland, Ukraine…
 
O, Heal me, Taras, my muse,
Spirit speak right through me…
I too have been broken, imprisoned,
separated from my purpose,
from my one true calling in life…
 
O, Sing to me, Taras,
Songs of Ukraine, of glory…
Speak your universal call for justice,
the ancient truths of freedom,
and love for our fellow man…
 
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Repost January 26, 2026
Sing to me, Taras – v4

a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
 
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, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history