new growth forests

new growth forests

where once there were fields

two generations maybe

different shades of greens

what had be cut down

plowed under, planted

fields of vegetables

reverting to forests

new poem September 11, 2013

“new growth forests”

driving to work at Katahdin Middle High School

and discussions with Ken Perkins about number

of farms that have now reverted to woods

&

Edited August 30, 2013

Though the mills may be shuttered – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/though-mills-may-be-shuttered-v3.html

August 9, 2013

Though the mills may be shuttered

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/though-mills-may-be-shuttered.html

Worship Service in the Park – 8/11/2013

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Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A17-19&version=NIV
¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,
¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.

¹⁹ The Sovereign Lord is my strength;
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.”

and sermon “There Is Hope In Community”

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http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2013/08/there-is-hope-in-community.html?spref=fb

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

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meditation blog

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Habakkuk 3:17-19 (rewritten by me, one version)

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/though-mills-may-be-shuttered.html

17 Though the mills may be shuttered

and the forests are empty,

though the fields do not provide

their bounty, their harvest,

though the young are departing

for greener pastures,

18 yet I rejoice in my God

I will be joyful in Christ my Savior.

19 The Creator of the universe is my rock

I am like the deer, its hooves

steady on the Mountain.

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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Patten, ME

August 11, 2013

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Jeremiah’s Corner

Jeremiah 29:11

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led by Ellen Alward Dickinson

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presentation:

“The Power of Making Good Choices”

by Lois Flewelling

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http://www.empoweringlife.org/our-staff.html

from Empowering Life Ministries

http://www.empoweringlife.org/about-us.html

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opening prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss

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Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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Patten, ME

August 5, 2013

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