seeking to
escape the city
the lockdown of
the early pandemic
opening Summer
camps in Winter
to be, to
breathe free;
but bringing the
virus with them
sneezing, coughing
before me, unmasked,
acknowledging
they are the statistics
I hear on TV at
night.
-----------------
January 23, 2023
bringing the virus with them
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/bringing-virus-with-them.html
edited March 22,
2020
whatever its
name – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/whatever-its-name-v2.html
edited January
15, 2016
whatever its
name – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/whatever-its-name-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/whatever-its-name-v2_15.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/whatever-its-name-v2_17.html
November 28,
2015
whatever its
name
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/whatever-its-name.html
===============
edited March 23,
2020
a virus
spreading – v9
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-virus-spreading-v9.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242055056016498688
stanza 1 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242054030848819200
stanza 2 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242054323250630659
stanza 3 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242054493413531649
stanza 4 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242054712423321600
changing order
of stanzas and edits
edited March 22,
2020
a virus
spreading – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-virus-spreading-v8.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241873672643674112
stanza 1 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241872235666780162
stanza 2 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241872448527773696
stanza 3 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241872747652943873
stanza 4 –
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241872989588721671
edited March 22,
2020
a virus,
spreading – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-virus-spreading-v7.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241748018652536833
part 1 of 2 -
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241747048631873536
part 2 of 2 -
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1241747180429418498
CDC COVID-19
site:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
&
edited January
4, 2016
a virus,
spreading – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v6_82.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v6_4.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v6.html
(merging edits
to version 5 and version 4)
edited January
3, 2016
a virus,
spreading – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v5.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v5_3.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-virus-spreading-v5_70.html
(editing
original)
reposted
December 30, 2015
a virus
spreading – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-snake-of-terror-v4_30.html
(with final set
of tags and hashtags)
edited December
29, 2015
many heads, many
names, of the snake – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/many-heads-many-names-of-snake-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/many-heads-many-names-of-snake-v2_29.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/many-heads-many-names-of-snake-v2_36.html
edited December
27, 2015
a virus,
spreading – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v4.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v4_27.html
(merging edits
to version 3 and version 2)
edited December
27, 2015
a virus,
spreading – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v3.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v3-there-is-virus_27.html
(editing
original)
edited December
10, 2015
The snake of
terror – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-snake-of-terror-v4.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-snake-of-terror-v4_10.html
(editing version
3)
edited December
9, 2015
a virus,
spreading – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading-v2_9.html
edited December
4, 2015
The snake of
terror – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-snake-of-terror-v3.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-snake-of-terror-v3_4.html
December 2, 2015
a virus,
spreading
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-virus-spreading_2.html
edited November
29, 2015
The snake of
terror – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-snake-of-terror-v2.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-snake-of-terror-v2_29.html
November 29,
2015
many heads, many
names, of the snake
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/many-heads-many-names-of-snake.html
November 28,
2015
just faces of
evil
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/just-faces-of-evil.html
November 28,
2015
The snake of
terror
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-snake-of-terror.html
November 28,
2015
whatever its
name
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/whatever-its-name.html
Post 11/28/15 by
Hamidou Yaya
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153223792580267&set=a.10150189865910267.311351.742445266
“Fallen Cameroonian soldiers from
the battle against terrorism. "Brave soldiers,
you paid the ultimate price but your fight will not be in
vain.
We will keep fighting until the complete eradication
of this cancerous group called boko haram"
Allez et que la terre de nos ailleux vous
soit eternellement legere. La lutta continua”
My response
11/28/15
“unfortunately the snake of terrorism has many heads”
and his response
back 11/28/15
“
I totally agree with
you Ray. The body of that snake can well be
in the Middle-East, but the heads are probably in all the
continents”
====
edited October 3, 2014
when hate claims to be Muslim – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/when-hate-claims-to-be-muslim-v3.html edited September 30, 2014
when hate claims to be Muslim – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/when-hate-claims-to-be-muslim-v2.html
edited/new September 30, 2014
when hate claims to be Muslim
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/when-hate-claims-to-be-muslim.html
International Coalition of Muslim Scholars
Refute ISIS' Religious Arguments in Open Letter to al-Baghdadi
http://www.christianpost.com/news/international-coalition-of-muslim-scholars-refute-isis-religious-arguments-in-open-letter-to-al-baghdadi-127032/
see 17-page letter itself
http://lettertobaghdadi.com/index.php
&
edited September 30, 2014
when hate claims to be Christian – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/when-hate-claims-to-be-christian-v2.html
edited/ new September 30, 2014
when hate claims to be Christian
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/when-hate-claims-to-be-christian.html
post by John Makokha
https://www.facebook.com/john.makokha.7/posts/10152732460131506
My dear
brother and pastor, why can't you preach the gospel of love
rather than
that of hate, malice, prejudice and discrimination.
When Ebola
strikes America where will you hide?
I will
continue praying for God's intervention in
your heart
and mind. God is LOVE.”
in response to article
Christian broadcaster: Ebola could cleanse
US of atheists, gay people, and sluts
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/christian-broadcaster-ebola-could-cleanse-us-of-atheists-gay-people-and-sluts/
&
August 17, 2014
He says he is a Christian
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/he-says-he-is-christian.html
praying about Ferguson, Missouri after
Michael Brown
shooting and its aftermath showing again
the racism
in America and how far we have to go to
achieve the
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
“I Have A Dream” speech as a reality in
this country
&
report that New Empire Knights (KKK) were
raising money
for a reward for the officer who killed
Michael Brown
and seeing the label “Christian, Husband,
Father and Klansman
on Wordpress profile.
&
Edited October 1, 2013
“When Hate Claims Christ’s Name – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/when-hate-claims-christs-name-v4.html
(editing original again)
Edited August 11, 2013
“When Hate Claims Christ’s Name – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/when-hate-claims-christs-name-v3.html
Written July 4, 2012
“When Hate Claims Christ’s Name”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/when-hate-claims-christs-name.html
"All White Christian" convention
being held in Lamar County this week
http://www.abc3340.com/story/18945750/whites-only-convention-being-held-in-marion-county-this-week
&
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/1998/winter/identity-crisis/mistaken-identity
&
John 17:6-19
Christ’s prayer for his disciples
John 17:20-25
Christ’s prayer for all believers
Sermon 7 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017212871305&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170.&type=3&permPage=1
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017436204616&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170
Green Bead – Your Special Concern
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon, “A Weight Upon the Heart”
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563671350405891&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/sermon-weight-upon-heart-by-pastor-ruth.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/501137350198829056
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
children’s message
-
Mystery Box
– picture of our cat Moe sleeping
-
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/563585223747837/
-
God
wants us to be at rest, at peace
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
August 17, 2014
&
prayer of the people printed in the
bulletin,
including the following prayer:
“For our church that it may be safe for
all people
and an active witness to the truth of
Jesus Christ.”
Genesis 32:22-28 Common English Bible
Psalm 139:1-14 NIV Bible
Sermon 6 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
Grey, Black and White, Day and Night Bead
– Spiritual Struggles
children’s message
-
Mystery Box
– dog treats and squeaky ball
-
God
gives us treats
-
God
wants us to play
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon, “G.W.E.” (God Wrestling Entertainment)
http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/08/gwe.html
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss/status/495902428957401088
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=557259724380387&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/sermon-gwe-by-pastor-ruth-foss-stetson.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/495997433256882176
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
August 3, 2014
&
Romans 10:12-15 (GOD’S WORD Translation)
Luke 12:12-15
Luke 12:1-6
Common English Bible
“The Long and
Winding Road” The Beatles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUO7N-zSMYc
Sermon 5 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017212871305&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170.&type=3&permPage=1
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=539017436204616&set=pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1403458170
Stepping Stone Bead – Journey of Faith
children’s message by Ellen Alward
Dickinson
https://www.facebook.com/ellen.alwarddickinson
reading story – A Black Bear and Four Boys
and sermon, “A Long And Winding Road”
http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-long-and-winding-road.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=553890868050606&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-long-and-winding-road-by-pastor.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/493465752989859841
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
July 27, 2014
&
Psalm 37:5-7
(Common English Bible)
1 Kings 19:9-23
(NIV Bible)
Sermon 4 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
Bead with a Hole - Silence
children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss
-
Mystery Box
- a blank space
-
God starts with a blank canvas,
God fills in the picture
until a masterpiece
is created and we come home
and sermon, “Is Silence Really Golden?”
http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-silence-really-golden.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=551162914990068&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-is-silence-really-golden-by.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/490942120401043456
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
July 20, 2014
&
Psalm 33:30-22
Psalm 25:1-3
Romans 8:30-32
Matthew
11:28-30
Sermon 3 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
Bumpy Bead – Letting Go
children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss
-
Mystery Box
– a broken set of prayer beads
-
God
can make something beautiful of all the broken pieces:
-
Dad
can you fix this? Yes I can…
and sermon, “In the Letting Go We Find”
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-letting-go-we-find.html
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548327338606959&set=a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512&type=1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-in-letting-go-we-find-as.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/sermon-in-letting-go-we-find-by-pastor.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/488364176088510465
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/488297947491467264
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
July 13, 2014
&
June 29, 2014
Psalm 105:1-6
Common English Bible
Exodus 15:1-3
The Living Bible
Psalm 89:1-18
The Message Bible
Closing Hymn –
“As the Deer”
Sermon 2 of
“All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon
Series on
Prayer
children’s message by Pastor Ruth Foss
-
Mystery Box
–
-
Sabbath
rest, time with God outdoors, in nature
and sermon, “All My Adoration. . . !”
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/06/all-my-adoration.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=542621372510889&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/sermon-all-my-adoration-by-pastor-ruth.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/483299879234859008
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
June 29, 2014
&
June 22, 2014
Matthew 6:5-14
“Jesus Teaches About Prayer” (NCV)
(including Lord’s Prayer)
Romans 12:12
Ephesians 6:11-18
Sermon 1 of “All My Days: A Summer of Prayer”
Summer Sermon Series on Prayer
children’s message by Ray Foss
-
God
fills in the words we pray
based on Upper Room Daily Devotional for
June 9, 2014
Romans 8:26 (NRSV)
Romans 8:22-27
Upper Room Daily Devotional
“Guided by the Spirit”
http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-06-09
by Milly Ibanda
for March and April 2014
http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/may-jun%202014
-
spontaneous
prayer, wait for God’s answer
(based on Shanequa’s prayer for a puppy
July 21, 2006)
opening and welcome by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon, “Stop, Look and Listen”
by Sally Drew
https://www.facebook.com/sally.drew.35
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
June 22, 2014
America, God,
Quds Force, Haqqani Network, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, September 11, terror,
Kony, ISIS, ISIL, terrorism, Boko Haram, Islamic State, war, DAESH, Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, LRA, snake, Hezbollah,
#America
#terrorism #ISIS #BokoHaram #war #DAESH #ISIL #AlQaeda #binLaden #AlBaghdadi
#Kony #LRA #Haqqani
==============
America, God, terror,
Al-Qaeda, ISIS, ISIL, terrorism, Boko Haram, Islamic State, war, DAESH, Abu
Bakr al-Baghdadi, LRA, Hezbollah, Hamas, FARC, Taliban, Lashkar-e-Taiba,
Al-Shabab,
REAL IRA,
#America
#terrorism #AlQaeda #Hezbollah #Suleimani #Hamas #FARC #Taliban #
Lashkar-e-Taiba #AlShabab #REALIRA
---------------
Faith, God, grace, love, Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, UMC, Pastor Ruth Foss, prayer, witness, America, Ebola, hate,
Christian, Spirit, prejudice, ISIL, ISIS, Muslim, Islam, Allah,
#God #grace #love #prayer #John17 #America
#Spirit #prejudice #Islam #ISIS #ISIL #Allah #Muslim
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