Transparent – v4

We are called to be transparent,
for us to receive true healing,
to be honest with one another,
trusting that they will not harm us,
that our secrets are safe with them,
for us to be restored, made whole,
to trust in the healing process…
 
I want to live my life transparent,
to admit my scars, my stains,
where I am broken, jagged,
to be fully, totally, honest,
fighting the lies, curses over me,
to free me of their power
their control over my life…
 
I want to be transparent,
with myself, and all others,
to be open, brutally honest,
to be emptied, to be filled,
to be a witness to God's grace,
God's love for every prodigal,
everyone broken like me...
 
I strive to be transparent, honest,
the truth of my sins, my failings,
the scars, the weights I have carried,
with every word I offer, my words,
authentic, real, true and open,
so that others will find peace,
living their lives transparent too…

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Edited January 28, 2025
Transparent – v4
 
 
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My spirit aches for you – v2

I only have to hear the chime,

the sound of a text from you
your face, your voice, your presence,
your image on the flickering screen…
 
My spirit aches for you, sweetheart,
I long to hold you close to me
to hear your heart beating with mine,
to kiss your soft, beautiful lips…
 
How I long to drink in your eyes,
to see your love shining with me,
wanting all of you, only you,
my love, my one heart’s desire…
 
My spirit aches to be with you, now,
though we are separated by distance,
the crucible of these days will be crossed,
we will taste our prayer of togetherness…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
My spirit aches for you – v2
 
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alone – 4 – v2

alone we are exposed, vulnerable,
to dangers, sin, to temptations,
weakness of our flesh, our bodies,
to Satan’s savage attacks…
 
together we are protected, covered,
in the body, the vine, the circle,
casting our worries on Jesus,
our risen Lord and Savior…
 
we find hope in community,
for healing, restoration, together,
our lives are saved, protected,
within the Body of Christ…

 
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Edited January 28, 2025
alone – 4 – v2
 
 
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The shame of secret sins and hurts – v2

Words too long hidden, remaining silent,
trauma, anguish, stones carried alone,
in silence, yoked to a heavy burden,
pain so deep, overwhelming,
nowhere to run from our history…
 
The shame of secret sins and hurts,
but we are no different, truly,
everyone carries their own shit,
but not everyone is honest, open,
to release themselves of their power…
 
Now is the time, this moment, today,
to begin the process, to healing,
to stand in the gap together, honest,
leaning on our sisters on our brothers,
for a way out of our wilderness…
 
Our lives are in the balance, salvation,
for restoration, for healing, wholeness,
now is the time to begin again, today,
to reclaim our purpose, our calling,
to live our lives for God…

 
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Edited January 28, 2025
The shame of secret sins and hurts – v2
 
Edited January 19, 2025
A moment of decision, of commitment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-moment-of-decision-of-commitment-v2.html
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
 
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My part of the world is waking – v2

My part of the world is waking,
from sleep, from frozen slumber,
light is breaking in the east,
where you, my love, are living…
 
The same sun warms us,
rising in the heavens, higher,
how I long to be with you,
to touch you, to feel
your warm embrace…
 
For now, there is this consolation,
my part of the world is waking,
I sing of our love together, stronger,
Even while we are yet miles apart…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
My part of the world is waking – v2
 
December 17, 2024
My part of the world is waking
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-part-of-world-is-waking.html
 
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In her quiet presence – v2

I am at peace, secure,
in her quiet presence,
working by her side,
knowing all will be done…
 
Her reassuring smile, her spirit,
a calm that dwells within me,
always sure in her efforts,
that everything will get done…
 
I don't have to inquire,
what she is doing, busy,
she moves effortlessly,
sure, every task will be done…
 
I don't understand their jokes,
when they pause at work, gossip,
but she returns before the others,
to work, making sure all will be done…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
In her quiet presence – v2
 
December 23, 2024
In her quiet presence
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/in-her-quiet-presence.html
 
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You touch my heart – v2

You share with me, richly,
gifts I cannot explain
depth, power, loss
more than I can imagine
pain so real, a breath-prayer
pulled from the ether, eternity,
truth I cannot comprehend
too painful to touch...
 
You touch my heart, deeply,
in ways subtle, profound,
understanding my truth
sometimes more than myself
who I am truly, within,
more than I can fathom
light in my darkness
finishing my words...
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
You touch my heart – v2
 
December 25, 2024
You touch my heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/you-touch-my-heart.html
 
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Freedom fills their lungs – v2

Freedom fills their lungs, a prayer,
as they stand, as they march united,
hope dwelling within each of them,
every defender, everyone marching,
those defiant out in the streets….
 
Joy cannot be contained, hope eternal,
freedom is their hearts’ desires,
life is welling up, defiant, resistant,
resilient against the oppressors,
those who would cause them harm…
 
Life is coming, freedom, liberty,
shaking off the yoke of oppression,
the day of victory, of peace,
draws ever closer for them,
their joy will be complete…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
Freedom fills their lungs – v2
 
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Did any of them notice – v2

The restaurant was crowded that Saturday night,

as we all gathered, together for dinner,
the darkened bar was where we were seated,
all of us in the booth, a little too close…
music throbbing a staccato beat, techno,
I was so glad you were across from me,
how I wanted to touch you, to kiss you,
I wasn’t wearing briefs, neither were you,
I wondered if any of the others had a clue…
 
I saw the question in your eyes, I nodded, “yes”,
wanting you even more, for your touch, now,
sitting across the table, out in public, with them,
as I felt you raise your left foot up upon me,
rubbing me up and down, slowly, smiling,
pressing against me as I became hard,
you laughed as we ordered another round
wings and nachos, the margaritas kept coming…
 
I slipped off my sandals, shaking off the dust,
raising my foot to your crotch, your snatch, her doorway,
catching your agreement, your wish, as I took another sip,
so warm, so inviting, what I wanted, I had to dive in…
with my digits, gently, I opened the edge of your shorts,
I slid my toe up through your lips, rising, so soft,
camping on your hot clit, inside you, oh yes, wet,
I am certain I grinned, lingering, pushing, sliding,
catching a whiff of you, of our burning desire…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
Did any of them notice – v2

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My spirit aches for you

Only hearing the chime,

the sound of a text from you
your image in the flickering screen
your face, your voice, your presence…
 
My spirit aches for you, sweetheart,
I long to hold you closely,
to hear your heart beating with me,
to kiss your beautiful lips…
 
How I long to drink in your eyes,
to see your love shining with mine,
wanting all of you, only you,
my love, my one heart’s desire…
 
My spirit aches to be with you, now,
though we are separated by distance,
the crucible of these days will be crossed,
we will taste our prayer of togetherness…
 
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January 28, 2025
My spirit aches for you
 
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In the world – v2

We are aliens on this planet,
sojourners here on the earth,
within our own milieu, our culture,
we stand set apart, different,
though you may not see it,
we look like the others,
but we as striving,
with a higher calling,
we are seeking, longing,
to live only for Christ,
to follow His example,
to live as servants of God,
to be in but not of the world…
 
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January 19, 2025
In the world – v2
 
Based on #Matthew10:16-25
Sermon, “Sheep Among Wolves”,
By Pastor Peter Hubbard
 
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filled with broken people – v2

every room, each gathering,
in aloneness, together,
every room filled
with broken people,
we are not truly alone…
 
we are all the same, together,
just carrying our own burdens,
not so different, really, truly,
if we listen to their stories,
we can let go of our pain…
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Edited January 28, 2025
filled with broken people – v2
 
 
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capturing bits of gossamer – v7

Capturing bits of gossamer
lightning, magic in a bottle
scribbling lines of ether, breath,
strings of creation, eternity,
sharing mysteries of life, of faith;
writing down images, memory,
hope, joy, streaming, present,
conjured from the wind…
 
Beauty all around us,
Poetry Where You Live…
 
Capturing something unseen,
invisible, or neglected, present,
a germ, a seed of the eternal,
of creation, the cosmos above us,
of the heart of the living God;
beauty in God’s written Word,
planted deep within us, anchored,
in nature all around us now….
 
Love surrounds us,
Poetry Where You Live….
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
capturing bits of gossamer – v7
 
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.html
 
 
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I do not hold the words too tightly – v3

I do not hold the words too tightly,
bits of eternity, of God’s promise,
finding their way onto my keyboard,
my fingers taking flight, soaring,
like on eagles’ wings descending,
brushing the face of the earth…
 
I do not hold the words too tightly,
a treasure of the infinite, of God,
bits of gossamer, of whimsy,
captured from the ether, the mystery,
held in the fowler's net, banded,
released just as quickly into the air ...
 
I do not hold the words too tightly,
the mystery of creation, whispered,
because they are never truly mine;
I am the vessel, the amanuensis,
to gather the words from the ether
to give God’s breath eternal life...
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
 
Edited April 12, 2023
I do not hold the words too tightly – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v2.html
Edited January 9, 2024
capturing bits of gossamer – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v6.html
 
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too scared, too ashamed – v2

too often we struggle, we hide,
from our truths, our demons,
our secret sins, our trials,
the stones that we carry,
too heavy, to many, by far…
 
too scared, too ashamed,
to share, to be brutally honest
but healing comes from confronting,
what have denied, what we have hidden,
from others, from ourselves…
 
too much to carry, a burden,
on our souls, on our spirits,
weights, fetters, chains,
of our present, our past,
crying out in the night…
 
too scared, too ashamed,
but in truth is our hope of freedom,
confronting the things, the demons,
what we have hidden, denied,
before others, before ourselves…
 
none of this is hidden,
from God, from our Father,
He is all-knowing, all-powerful,
He knows us completely,
God is just waiting for us to return…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
too scared, too ashamed – v2
 
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
 
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A gift of life – 2 – v4

Surely You were with me, beside me,
on that day in that parking lot
a schism of time, a moment,
that changed my life forever,
when You protected me,
when You saved my earthly life…
 
A gift of life You gave me, precious, oh God,
bringing me back to my center, my faith, to You,
falling in tears in humble prayer,
for that I am eternally grateful
Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit
in You alone I have life…
 
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Edited January 28, 2025
A gift of life - 2 – v4
 
Summer of 2003
January 14, 2025
Edited/renamed A schism in time
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-schism-in-time.html
 
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Sliding between your glistening, wet fingers – v2

Silently, coming around the corner,
seeing you on our bed, naked,
playing, moaning softly...
desire rising, moving,
flowing through my body,
an erection growing, stronger,
moving to your side, now I am above you…
 
My throbbing, swollen member,
seeking your fruit, your flesh, your essence,
sliding between your glistening, wet fingers,
clitoris exposed, engorged, inflamed,
falling into your arms, your womanhood,
living fount of my dreams...
 
Your tongue and mine dance,
bubbles shared between us,
my fingers twirling on your button
as we rise and fall together,
a rhythm we know so well…
 
I breathe your panting breath,
I hear your heart beating with me,
staring into your dark eyes deeply,
as together we explode in release...
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
Sliding between your glistening, wet fingers – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/sliding-between-your-glistening-wet_28.html
 
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the next right step – v2

help me move forward, Lord,
to listen to Your whisper, to hear your voice,
to block out the noise, the demons,
my inner voice, my struggles, my pain,
Lord, help me to take the next right step…
 
I am not asking for a detailed roadmap,
every step from beginning to end,
I want, I seek, I trust in Your plan,
Your calling, Your purpose,
for each next right step…
 
help me to let go of control, Lord,
to have peace in my spirit, my body,
to cleave to Your still small voice,
not demanding answers, promises,
but taking that next right step…
 
I trust in Your goodness, Lord,
to lead me, to guide me, safely,
to submit more fully, by faith,
so that I may bring You glory,
as I walk each next right step…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
the next right step – v2
 
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Week 2, Day 4, “What to do when you’re stuck”
 
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believe, trust – 2 – v2

believe, trust,
have faith in God;
let go of your struggle,
submit to His plans,
rely only on God…
 
God can carry you,
through every storm,
through each trial;
trust, believe,
have faith in God…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
believe, trust – 2 – v2
 
Based on #Isaiah40:28-31
re:generation, “Surrender the storm”,
Week 2, Day 3
January 23, 2025
on wings like eagles
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/on-wings-like-eagles.html
 
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on wings like eagles – v2

We mount to the heights,
rising from our struggles,
giving them all over to God,
trusting fully, daily,
in the Spirit, in our Lord…
 
We come before God and others,
seeing honestly, openly, truly,
our brokenness, our pain,
our lack of control, our sin,
giving our lives over to God…
 

We will be restored, made whole,

our strength will be renewed,

our fears cast asunder,

we will rise, triumphant,

when we trust in the Lord…

 
We will mount up, on high,
on wings like eagles, majestic,
we will be transformed, renewed,
rising from our brokenness,
in God we are restored…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
on wings like eagles
 
Based on #Isaiah40:28-31
re:generation, “Surrender the storm”,
Week 2, Day 3
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Heal my heart – 2 – v2

Change me on the inside, Lord,
the root cause of my struggle, my pain,
heal my heart, my broken spirit,
that I might fulfill, fully,
my calling, my purpose,
that I would be an authentic witness
of Your love, oh God…
 
Pick up my broken pieces,
jagged shards of my life, my pain,
place me back on the Potter’s wheel,
that I may be made new,
that I might be whole,
a worthy vessel, a servant witness,
of Your love, oh God…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
Heal my heart – 2 – v2
 
Based on #Proverbs4:23
January 20, 2025
alone - 4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/alone-4.html
January 20, 2025
filled with broken people
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/filled-with-broken-people.html
Edited January 19, 2025
A moment of decision, of commitment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-moment-of-decision-of-commitment-v2.html
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html

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I fear being alone – v2

Something deeper, painful,
disconnected, unspoken, history,
seeking approval, recognition,
walking through my struggles…
 
I hear my pain, my struggle,
seeking worth, belonging, recognition,
I fear being alone, truly,
when You are with me, oh Lord…
 
Heal my heart, oh heavenly Father,
deep hurt, stones that I carry,
show me I am worthy, blessed,
that You love me, again…
 
I am broken, but I am committed,
to climb back on Your wheel, oh Potter,
to be reshaped, to be molded,
to be a willing vessel, oh God…
 
My fears, in my flesh, my spirit,
may slow my steps, oh Father,
but I am Your child,
lift me from my pit…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
I fear being alone – v2
 
Re:generation, “Your struggle is a symptom”,
Week 2, Day 2
Based on #Proverbs4:23
January 20, 2025
alone - 4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/alone-4.html
 
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dig beneath the surface - v2

be open and honest, authentic,
dig beneath the surface;
healing and wholeness
starts at the source…
 
a life of abundance, overflowing,
is waiting for us, if we are vulnerable;
we must embrace our pain
for God to finally heal us…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
dig beneath the surface – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/dig-beneath-surface-v2.html
Based on #Proverbs4:23
January 22, 2025
I fear being alone
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-fear-being-alone.html
January 22, 2025
Heal my heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/heal-my-heart-v2.html
January 20, 2025
Healing can begin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/healing-can-begin.html
January 20, 2025
alone - 4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/alone-4.html
 
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this is just how it is... - v2

this is just how it is...
I am fallen, I am broken,
I have shattered myself
into countless jagged pieces...
 
but I want to change, to be healed,
to be restored in my spirit,
to hold onto hope, faith,
for today and tomorrow...
 
I confess I am broken, fallen,
but You have gathered my broken pieces,
You have put me back on Your wheel,
Creator, Potter to my clay...
 
Heal me, Lord, I pray, I beg You,
reshape me into something useful,
a vessel to be filled, refilled,
poured out for Your glory...
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
this is just how it is...
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/this-is-just-how-it-is-v2.html
Based on #Romans15:13
January 20, 2025
Healing can begin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/healing-can-begin.html
January 20, 2025
alone - 4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/alone-4.html
January 20, 2025
filled with broken people
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/filled-with-broken-people.html
January 20, 2025
The shame of secret sins and hurts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-shame-of-secret-sins-and-hurts.html
Edited January 19, 2025
A moment of decision, of commitment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-moment-of-decision-of-commitment-v2.html
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
edited January 17, 2025
For just today – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/for-just-today-v3.html
Edited January 16, 2025
A gift of life – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-gift-of-life-2-v2.html
Summer of 2003
 
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Let down your armor - v2

Let down your armor,
be open, honest, authentic,
trust others with your truth,
with your hopes, with your struggles...
 
Let down your armor,
be real, authentic, honest,
let others into your life,
share your truth, be transparent...
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
Let down your armor – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/let-down-your-armor-v2.html
 
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Healing can begin - v2

Healing can begin,
if we are open, honest,
if we let down our guard,
when we are real, authentic…
 
Let go of your chains, stones,
your worries, your burdens,
renewal, life begins,
together, in community…
 
For all of us struggle,
we fight the same demons,
our sins, our trials, are part
of the human condition…
 
Lean into the fight, your struggle,
wherever the battle is raging,
restoration and healing
begins with one brave step…

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Edited January 27, 2025
Healing can begin – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/healing-can-begin-v2.html
 
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I have walked this road - v2

I have walked this road
God has walked it with me
but I need others to help me
to walk with me, to hold, to lift,
this load that I carry, my stones,
to change for the better, to live,
my demons in ashes, forgotten, 
to walk forward more surely
to live my life more fully
living out my calling,
my godly purpose,
for the glory of God...

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Edited January 27, 2025
I have walked this road – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-have-walked-this-road-v2.html
Re:generation, "Keep coming back",
week 1, day 4
 
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A mission of love - v3

A mission of love, of redemption,
His love, His life for us, sinners,
God sent His Son, but Christ chose
to descend, to come to heal us
to redeem us, to life, to live in wholeness, 
to bring us hope, redemption,
to bring us each eternal life…
 
A mission of love, of salvation,
when Christ entered creation, a miracle,
a schism in time, a cleave, a split,
a tear in the fabric, a flash, Light,
that singular moment, conception,
when Christ brought us salvation,
through His life, His choice of the cross…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
A mission of love – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-mission-of-love-v3.html
#John3:16-17
January 14, 2025
Edited/renamed A schism in time
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-schism-in-time.html
Based on Luke 1:46-55, The Magnificat
Based on Psalm 139:13-16
Based on John 8:48-59
Based on Luke 1:39-45
Based on Philippians 2:5-11
Based on Genesis 1:26
Based on John 1:1-18
Based on I Am statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John
 
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A gift of life - 2 - v3

Surely You were with me, Lord,
on that day in that parking lot
a schism of time, a moment,
when You protected me,
when You saved my earthly life…
 
A gift of life You gave me, oh God,
bringing me back to my center, my faith
for that I am eternally grateful
Father God, Jesus, Holy Spirit
in You alone I have life…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
A gift of life – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-gift-of-life-2-v2_27.html
Summer of 2003
Edited January 16, 2025
A schism in time – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-schism-in-time-v2.html
 
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Sliding between your glistening, wet fingers

Silently, coming around the corner,
seeing you on our bed, naked,
playing, moaning softly...
desire rising, moving,
flowing through my body,
an erection growing, stronger,
moving to your side, above you…
 
My throbbing, swollen member,
seeking your fruit, your essence,
sliding between your glistening, wet fingers,
clitoris exposed, engorged, inflamed,
falling into your arms, your womanhood,
living fount of my dreams...
 
Your tongue and mine dance,
bubbles shared between us,
my fingers upon your button
as we rise and fall together,
a rhythm we know so well…
 
I feel your panting breath,
I hear your heart beating with me,
staring into your dark eyes deeply,
as we each explode in release...
 
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January 27, 2025
Sliding between your glistening, wet fingers
 
 
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too scared, too ashamed

too often we struggle, we hide,
from the truth, our demons,
our secret sins, our trials,
the stones that we carry,
too heavy, by far…
 
too scared, too ashamed,
to share, to be brutally honest
but healing comes from confronting,
that which we have hidden,
from others, from ourselves…
 
too much to carry, a burden,
on our souls, on our spirits,
weights, fetters, chains,
of our present, our past,
whispered in the night…
 
too scared, too ashamed,
but in truth is our freedom,
confronting the things
we have hidden, denied,
before others, ourselves…
 
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January 27, 2025
too scared, too ashamed
 
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
January 27, 2025
the next right step
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-next-right-step-help-me-to-move.html
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Week 2, Day 4, “What to do when you’re stuck”
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
 
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the next right step

help me to move forward, Lord,
to hear, to listen to Your whisper,
to block out the noise, the demons,
my inner voice, my struggles,
Lord, help me to take the next right step…
 
I am not asking for a roadmap,
the steps from beginning to end,
I want, I seek, to trust in Your plan,
Your calling, Your purpose,
for each next right step…
 
help me to let go of control, Lord,
to have peace in my spirit,
to cleave to Your still small voice,
not demanding answers,
but taking that next right step…
 
I trust in Your goodness, Lord,
to lead me, to guide me,
to submit more fully,
so that I may bring You glory,
as I walk each next right step…
 
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January 27, 2025
the next right step
 
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Week 2, Day 4, “What to do when you’re stuck”
January 23, 2025
believe, trust - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/believe-trust.html
Based on #Isaiah40:28-31
Edited January 19, 2025
A moment of decision, of commitment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-moment-of-decision-of-commitment-v2.html
Edited January 17, 2025
Transparent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v3.html
edited January 17, 2025
For just today – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/for-just-today-v3.html
 
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The earth in danger – v2

Floating, ticking time bombs,
broken down tankers, adrift,
environmental disasters
recklessly traveling, venturing
out on the high seas…
 
Russia is a terrorist state,
unthinking, unfeeling, reckless,
playing roulette with weather,
risking the whole planet, this earth,
for his lusts, for their greed…
 
The world must step up, change,
gathering for the challenge,
for this moment, the risks,
to seize Russia’s shadow fleet,
to bring them to port…
 
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Edited January 27, 2025
The earth in danger – v2
 
January 25, 2025
The earth is in danger
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-earth-in-danger.html
Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.html
 
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poetry, Russia, shadow fleet, storms, hybrid war, greed, disaster, weather, risk, environment, earth,
 
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