His voice has never been stronger.

I know him, I see him, almost daily,
in fair weather or foul, in good times
or in struggle, with demons at his heels,
stumbling, stammering, drunk, untamed,
his words slurred; his body disheveled.
 
I count his wet, soiled money, crumpled,
I touch his dirty hands, his thick breath,
Yet, I feel his softness, his humanity, his shyness,
his life on the streets, the outside, the wild, unknown.
I care about him; he has become my true friend.
 
Suddenly he broke into verse yesterday, reciting, clearly,
ancient words of promise, of power, of courage, imparted by God.
I turned from the cash register to listen, to hear him…
I know these verses too, but they are a part of him, deeper,
armor for the jungle, his struggle, for his protection, holy.
 
They are more than memory, scripture indwelling within him,
cutting through the humidity, the normalcy of the morning.
His voice has never stronger, his words never clearer…
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid” …
God is with him, with you, with us all, out on the road.

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Edited July 10, 2023

His voice never stronger – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/his-voice-never-stronger-v3.html

Edited July 10, 2023

His voice never stronger – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/his-voice-never-stronger-v2.html

July 9, 2023

His voice never stronger

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/his-voice-never-stronger.html

Joshua 1:8-9

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Edited July 10, 2023

Don’t listen to the Snake

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/dont-listen-to-snake.html

Edited July 10, 2023

Fear is the snake – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/fear-is-snake-v2.html

July 9, 2023

Fear is the snake

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/fear-is-snake.html

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June 26, 2023

There is no one, nothing to fear

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/06/there-is-no-one-nothing-to-fear.html

Romans 8:31-39

 

 

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