the mask of summer

we hide from ourselves
from our neighbors, the world
unwilling to trust in God
to share our true selves

we don the mask of summer
in shades of green
of black and white
not showing our autumn colors
the spirits deep within


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September 3, 2012
Spirit Study
and idea that the green of summer is a false color,
that the true colors of the leaves are the colors of autumn
(and Cyndi Lauper’s song ran through the discussion too after I shared them)
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
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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 2, 2012
&
Mark 7:1-8
Isaiah 29:13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for September 2, 2012,
read September 1, 2012
&
Psalm 72
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for September 1, 2012,
read September 1, 2012
&
Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Song of Songs 2:8-13
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for August 31, 2012,
read August 31, 2012
&
James 1:26-27
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for August 30, 2012,
read August 30, 2012
&
Mark 7:21-23 (NIV)
Mark 7:21-23 (The Message)
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
(Revised Common Lectionary, Year C)
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for August 29, 2012,
read August 30, 2012
&
Mark 7:14-15
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
(Revised Common Lectionary, Year C)
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for August 28, 2012,
read August 27, 2012
&
James 1:17-25
Upper Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
August 27, 2012 to September 2, 2012
“True Worship”
by Jerry Kearney
for August 27, 2012,
read August 27, 2012


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