The Cup and the Plate

Simple clay
formed and turned
shaped by the Potter
to hold the Lord
His table ready
offered, prepared for us

Here before God
the cup and the plate
his body broken,
his blood poured
The altar of the cross
His life offered, given for us


September 3, 2011
written for Ruth
in giving the chalice and paten set
September 4, 2011
Pastor Ruth Foss
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