The voices, the world,
shouting, seeking to stop us
telling us the lies, the conceit,
that they are not worth saving
that it is not worth the effort;
so many starfish, so many miles
unable to change the world.
Ignoring the doubts,
the judgment of the world;
this one will live,
one life at a time
thrown into the sea;
toiling as he had been called
to save the starfish.
Called to the water’s edge
his purpose, his gift
his calling from the Spirit
casting the starfish
back into the sea;
Making a difference
one action at a time.
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edited
July 9, 2019
This
One Will Live – v2
July
26, 2009
This
One Will Live
&
edited
July 9, 2019
One
Heart at a Time – v3
edited
July 9, 2019
One
Heart at a Time – v2
proposing
my edits after UMC
proposed
edits for their Cokesbury catalog
in
email 6/13/19
from
Kim Shaver | Director, Creative Services
The
United Methodist Publishing House
&
December
29, 2009
One
Heart at a Time
The
title popped into my head
as
I was posting the poem, “This One Will Live” to
&
July
29, 2009
My
Starfish
&
July
26, 2009
Don’t
you see it
&
July
26, 2009
This
One Will Live
&
July
26, 2009
Into
the Living Waters
&
July
26, 2009
Saving
Starfish
July
26, 2009
The
Ocean of His Love
&
Psalm
92:1-4
Isaiah
43:18-21
Luke
12:54-56
and
sermon, “The View from Seven Decades:
The
Power and Danger of Paradigms”,
by
the Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
July
19, 2009
&
Psalm
100
Luke
4:16-21
Isaiah
43:1-3a
Isaiah
43:18-21
and
sermon, “The Power of Vision”,
by
the Reverend Huntley Halvorson,
including,
The Star Thrower Story by Joel Barker,
inspired
by the writing of Loren Eiseley,
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
July
26, 2009
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