Sustainer

Support in times of trial
Unquenchable fire
Selfless sacrifice for us
Teacher of the sheep
Anointed one
Indwelling dove
Never giving up hope
Ever loving, even when we stray
Redeemer of the last, the least, the lost, all of us

Started January 29, 2007 22:29
February 2, 2007 22:02
February 3, 2007 22:01

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Prince Of Peace

Prayers on the mountain
Righteous voice for the poor, the oppressed
Incarnate God, suffering servant
Nazarene man, loving savior
Creation witness
Eternal brother, sitting in heaven

Over all the kings, may you reign on high
Forever will heaven and earth bow to you

Protect us from our sin
Erase the stain away
A table before us set
Cup and bread of your body
Endless love of God

January 29, 2007 22:31
February 3, 2007 21:54


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Noah's Ark site

See http://noahsark.gotop100.com/in.php?ref=277


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Joseph

Jesus’ stepfather
Ordained to raise a king
Son of David
Everyman
Put in an untenable place
Husband of the virgin mother

February 3, 2007 11:10, 20:04

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Leave All

Drop the net, the catch, the boats
leave them moored, or adrift
leave family, home, safety, comfort
responsibility, life as you knew it
drop it like a cast off cloak, a shawl
step away from everything
Leave it all
and follow me

February 3, 2007 13:58
Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:16-20, Matthew 4:18-22
one of two poems linked by the last line of this one
and the title of the next one And Follow Me


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And Follow Me

Follow me, on my journey

my ministry, around the Sea

Galilee, your homeland,

no longer fishermen,

Now you will be fishers of men,

harvesters for the kingdom

of the good news,

the news of my coming,

my fulfillment, my mission

of service and saving

of spirit and law,

of water and the word

fishers of another sort

fishers of men

when you leave all

and follow me.

February 3, 2007 14:02

Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:16-20, Matthew 4:18-22

one of two poems linked by the title of this one

to the last line of the previous one, Leave All

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Disciple

Doing the master’s word
Indwelling spirit
Servant to our neighbors
Called by the savior
Inspired by the saints before us
Paul led the way
Lord look down on us
Ever hear our prayers

February 2, 2007 22:11


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Creator

Chaos reigned before
Ruler of the cosmos
Eden was our home
Adam ate from the apple
The world was changed forever
Only you could save us
Rise oh Lord on high

Started 1/29/07 22:29
February 2, 2007 22:08


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Risen Lord

Redeemed by his blood
Immortal savior
Sacrifice to save
Eternal victory
Never to die again

Look down on your sheep
Order the harvesters to come
Reclaim your people
Day of Jubilee, Come!

January 29, 2007 22:32
February 2, 2007 22:04

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King

King of creation
In his imagination created
Never to be upstaged
God almighty

January 29, 2007 22:32
February 2, 2007 21:50


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Gospels

Good news of the living Savior
Only for the few to understand
Servanthood for the faithful
Peter, John and James left their boats
Epiphany and sacrifice
Lessons of the untainted one
Sins paid for all

Started January 29, 2007 22:34
February 1, 2007 20:33


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Canoeing

Carving through the waters
All is at peace
Nature all around me
One with the paddle, with the water
Echoes of the dripping as I feather the blade
Inner calm washes over me
Night or day the same
Gifts of the creator all around

Started January 29, 2007 22:38
February 1, 2007


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God

Giver of life
Omniscient, omnipresent
Deity above all others

Started January 29, 2007 22:30
February 1, 2007 21:17

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Genesis

Garden of Eden
Everything was born new
Noah and the flood
Emblem of the rainbow
Sins of brothers
Isaac of the promise
Story of our start

Started January 29, 2007 22:33
February 1, 2007 20:29

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Mary

Mother of our risen Lord
Angels told her the news
Responding to the call
YHWH in her womb

February 1, 2007 20:25


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Savior

Servant
Anointed
Victor over death
In the flesh on earth
Over all kingdoms
Redeemer of us all

Started January 29, 2007 22:30
February 1, 2007 20:36

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Acrostics

Alphabetic writing
Coming alive on the page
Reading the meaning in the letters
Overcoming the mundane language
Seeing the possibilities in symbols
Trying new things for the art
Intricate lines of distraction
Cause the mind to dabble
Stirring other attempts

January 29, 2007 22:37

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Prophet

Proclaim the truth to the people
Refuse to bow to the common will
Only speak the word of God
Pray for guidance from the Almighty
Heed your call to action, to prophesy
Ever be vigilant to the whispers of God’s voice
Turn away from sin and toward your Creator


January 29, 2007 22:19
An acrostic poem


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Acrostics for Children

Check out this site. Looks like great examples and portals to lots more.

http://www.holycross.edu/departments/socant/dhummon/acrostics/acrostics.html

Professor Hummon, who maintains the site, wrote the book, "Animal Acrostics"
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/socant/dhummon/acrostics/anacros.html

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The Greatest is Love

The Greatest is Love

Words of love, agape love,
told to a hand, a foot, an ear,
those with prophesy, with tongues
to share, to preach, to impart wisdom
but with love, for one another,
love grounded in love of Christ,
the body, the church
parts, stitched together
by the one love of God,
wanting to be the feet, the hands
the voice of the brother
in the world today, as was true then
when Corinth needed mending,
when words of hurt, needed lessons
of agape love, unselfish,
unguarded, unilateral love
love like the gift of God’s grace
given freely, without recompense
unbalanced scales, of love

January 28, 2007
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 Corinthians 12:13-
1 Corinthians 12:1-12
Matthew 22:36-40,
explains why Love is the greatest


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Touching His Mouth

A prophet, by the hand of God
touching his mouth, his lips
putting His words into Jeremiah’s mouth
Literally, commissioned physically
imparted by touch
the words of God, given
directly, personally, imparted
by a human touch
from our heavenly king


January 28, 2007 18:15
Jeremiah 1:4-10


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