Saturday, June 16, 2018

All who do the will of God


not by blood, by pedigree
not by power or station
Christ defined family
inclusion, within the circle
all who do the will of God
who live by His teachings
all who strive to love
to live out, to be faithful to,
our God’s commandments

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June 16, 2018
All who do the will of God

June 16, 2018
These are the ones
edited June 16, 2018
the blood of the vine – v2
June 13, 2018
kinship by choice
June 13, 2018
the blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
not by blood
June 13, 2018
not by blood but by choice
June 13, 2018
not of blood but of Spirit
June 10, 2018
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 138
Mark 3:20, 31-35
“The True Family of Jesus” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Family Ties”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 10, 2018

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,110 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

blood, choice, Christ, Faith, Family, God, grace, love, Mark 3, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 138, sacrifice, Spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, prayer, hope,

#blood #Jesus #Christ #Spirit #Faith #Family #God #grace #love #Mark3 #PastorRuthFoss #Psalm138 #sacrifice #prayer #hope #vine #choice #fire #water #flame #bonds #kinship #children #baptism #adoption #resurrection #Father #Son #life #child

These are the ones


These are the ones
the others, the outcasts, the misfits,
those on the wrong side of the tracks
all who do the will of God, who are worthy
these are the ones that Christ called family
all that follow, who strive to be faithful
These are the ones within the circle
living within the family of God

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June 16, 2018
These are the ones

edited June 16, 2018
the blood of the vine – v2
June 13, 2018
kinship by choice
June 13, 2018
the blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
not by blood
June 13, 2018
not by blood but by choice
June 13, 2018
not of blood but of Spirit
June 10, 2018
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 138
Mark 3:20, 31-35
“The True Family of Jesus” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Family Ties”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 10, 2018

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,110 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

blood, choice, Christ, Faith, Family, God, grace, love, Mark 3, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 138, sacrifice, Spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, prayer, hope,

#blood #Jesus #Christ #Spirit #Faith #Family #God #grace #love #Mark3 #PastorRuthFoss #Psalm138 #sacrifice #prayer #hope #vine #choice #fire #water #flame #bonds #kinship #children #baptism #adoption #resurrection #Father #Son #life #child

the blood of the vine – v2


the blood of the vine
the water of the Spirit
coursing through our veins
alive within our bodies

a kinship of love
knitting a family
with the blood of Jesus,
by conscious choice
by the power of the Spirit

the blood of the vine
the water of the Spirit
coursing through our veins
alive within our bodies

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edited June 16, 2018
the blood of the vine – v2

June 13, 2018
kinship by choice
June 13, 2018
the blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
blood of the vine
June 13, 2018
not by blood
June 13, 2018
not by blood but by choice
June 13, 2018
not of blood but of Spirit
June 10, 2018
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Psalm 138
Mark 3:20, 31-35
“The True Family of Jesus” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Family Ties”
video
text
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
8AM Live
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Children’s Message
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
June 10, 2018

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,110 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

blood, choice, Christ, Faith, Family, God, grace, love, Mark 3, Pastor Ruth Foss, Psalm 138, sacrifice, Spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, prayer, hope,

#blood #Jesus #Christ #Spirit #Faith #Family #God #grace #love #Mark3 #PastorRuthFoss #Psalm138 #sacrifice #prayer #hope #vine #choice #fire #water #flame #bonds #kinship #children #baptism #adoption #resurrection #Father #Son #life #child

Friday, June 15, 2018

Regal Creatures, Hulking Beasts


Regal creatures, hulking beasts
a song of two Maines
bipolar, divergent
not one and the same

Regal creatures, hulking beasts
on the sides of the interstate
images of the moose
we encounter on our journeys

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edited June 17, 2018
Regal Creatures, Hulking Beasts – v2
June 15, 2018
Regal Creatures, Hulking Beasts

the moose warning signs in Maine on US Route 95:
North of Augusta – Regal Creatures, with heads high
South of Augusta – Hulking Beasts, with heads low

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,120 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

moose, Maine, signs, beasts, creatures, burden, beauty, power, nuisance, tourism, driving, commerce, safety, collisions, highway, moose crossing, poem, poetry, Route 95,two Maines,

#moose #Maine #signs #beasts #creatures #burden #beauty #power #nuisance #tourism #driving #commerce #safety #collisions #highway #moosecrossing  #poem #poetry #Route95 #nature #humans #conflict #accidents #wildlife #Route95 #twoMaines