Tuesday, November 10, 2015

seeking only to be safe – v2

The refugees leaving
their home countries.
Seeking only to be safe
for their families, in their person

Their goal is simple
their reason for fleeing,
Seeking only to be safe
for their families, in their person

Not wanting to leave
but fleeing for their lives,
Seeking only to be safe
for their families, in their person

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edited January 13, 2016
to all – v6
(editing version 4)
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edited January 4, 2016
we must offer our love – v2
edited January 2, 2016
He wants us to reach out – v2
edited December 31, 2015
may we offer grace – v2
edited December 30, 2015
those people need us – v2
edited December 18, 2015
leaving – v2
edited December 15, 2015
what can we offer – 2 – v2
edited November 10, 2015
seeking only to be safe – v2
edited November 10, 2015
to all – v5
(editing version 2)
edited November 2, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v3
(editing original)
edited October 31, 2015
to all – v4
(editing original, drafted 10/26)
edited October 27, 2015
starting with Abraham – v2
edited October 22, 2015
Running for their lives – v7
(editing original)
October 22, 2015
we must follow Jesus
October 22, 2015
find your way to help
October 22, 2015
those people need us
October 22, 2015
displaced in place
October 22, 2015
they want to work
October 21, 2015
do something – v2
October 21, 2015
do something – v1
October 21, 2015
our hope is in Jesus
October 20, 2015
what can we offer - 2
edited/ name change October 20, 2015
He loves us without condition
October 20, 2015
He loved without condition
October 20, 2015
after Christ washed their feet
edited October 19, 2015
to all – v3
(editing version 2)
October 18, 2015
Love’s strainer
October 18, 2015
Love’s Filter
edited October 17, 2015
to all – v2
October 17, 2015
to all
October 17, 2015
He wants us to reach out
October 17, 2015
He gave us grace
October 17, 2015
may we offer grace
October 17, 2015
God loves us first
October 17, 2015
God loves them the same
October 17, 2015
seeking only to be safe
October 17, 2015
we must offer our love
October 17, 2015
they are just like us
October 17, 2015
we are so lucky
October 17, 2015
we have so much
October 17, 2015
leaving
October 17, 2015
these are the least of these
October 17, 2015
unable to return
October 17, 2015
our nation has a responsibility
October 17, 2015
Asylum Seekers
October 17, 2015
today far worse
October 17, 2015
a canary in the mine
edited October 12, 2015
The Boy in the Surf – v2
October 6, 2015
The Boy in the Surf
September 27, 2015
not people picking blueberries
September 27, 2015
refugees not migrants
Matthew 25:31-46
John 13:34-35
and sermonette, thoughts
about the international refugee crisis
and our calling as Christians
Part 2 of 2 (with 4 minute gap in between)
by Sally Drew
(Sally has the real-world experience of running
a refugee camp in Singapore.)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 27, 2015
&
edited September 15, 2015
Running for their lives – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 13, 2015
Running for their lives – v2
September 13, 2015
Running for their lives
refugees not migrants
fleeing the war in Syria
prayer concern lifted and
drafted at the Aroostook Cluster Meeting
Mars Hill United Methodist Church
September 12, 2015
&
NPR Ombudsman article
“'Refugee' Or 'Migrant': How To Refer To Those Fleeing Home”
by Elizabeth Jensen
August 21, 2015


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