Believing

Believing, trusting
far more than knowing,
moving from the head
to the heart, my spirit,
what I believe about God,
my Creator, my Savior,
my loving risen Lord…
 
Believing, living,
walking forward by faith,
leaning into my struggles,
finding You there, my Lord,
longing to know You fully
wanting to believe,
with all that I am…
 
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March 21, 2025
Believing
 
Based on #Jeremiah29:13
Based on #Psalm103:17
Based on Psalm 103:2-5
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
Seek Me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/seek-me.html
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
God can restore us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/god-can-restore-us.html
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, regeneration, Jeremiah 29, Psalm 103,
 
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Seek Me

Seek Me, beloved,
my beautiful child,
Find me, waiting,
for you to come…
 
Open your heart,
come to Me in love,
Seek Me, find Me,
I will welcome you home…
 
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March 21, 2025
Seek Me
 
Based on #Jeremiah29:13
Based on Jeremiah 29:11-13
re:generation, Week 9, Steps 1-3, Week 3, Step 2, Believe, Day 1
March 21, 2025
God can restore us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/god-can-restore-us.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, regeneration, Jeremiah 29,  
 
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our calling, our purpose, our ministry, our witness

our calling, our purpose,
our ministry, our witness,
living out our lives
in lower-case letter…
 
not something big or dramatic
no Divine appointment,
open to God’s presence,
His calling in the world …
 
sharing our witness,
our belief, our faith,
offering comfort,
to those hurting, in pain…
 
not something big or dramatic,
but authentic, compassion,
loving our neighbors,
as God loves all of us…
 
sharing our witness,
these too are Divine appointments,
opportunities to minister,
in our daily lives…
 
nothing big or dramatic,
but that may be an understatement,
our journey, our witness,
may be the balm for another,
their spirit, their soul…
 
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September 7, 2024

our calling, our purpose, our ministry, our witness

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/our-calling-our-purpose-our-ministry.html

Based, in part, on #Jeremiah29:11-13

Edited September 6, 2024

Committed to the work – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/committed-to-work-v2.html

Based on #Acts2:41-47

Edited September 4, 2024
Our perspective – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/our-perspective-v3.html
Edited September 1, 2024
We will rejoice together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/we-will-rejoice-together-v2.html
Based on #Romans15:8-13
Edited September 1, 2024
I will sing the praises of your name – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-will-sing-praises-of-your-name-v2.html
&
Edited August 27, 2024
God speaks in the clouds – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/god-speaks-in-clouds-v3.html
Based on #Psalm19:1
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
Edited August 27, 2024
The heavens shout – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-heavens-shout-v2.html
&
Edited August 24, 2024
God speaks in the clouds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/god-speaks-in-clouds-v2_24.html
Edited August 6, 2024
God speaks in clouds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/god-speaks-in-clouds-v2.html
&
Edited August 6, 2024
Nature calls us – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/nature-calls-us-v2.html
What is in your cup – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/what-is-in-your-cup-v2.html  
After poem based on 7/19/2024
Post on FB by Betty Nurbaety
&
July 22, 2024
I pray you have found beauty
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-pray-you-have-found-beauty.html
July 21, 2024, posts:
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 54,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, 1 John 4, prayer, abundance, joy, gratitude, perspective, attitude, mindset, vibration,
 
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When Christ returns in victory – v2

When Christ returns in victory
We will be transformed,
We will be transfigured,
We will be like Him, reborn,
We will become beings of light…
 
When Christ comes again,
When God says, “This is the day…”
When He descends from the clouds,
We will be light beings, spirit creatures,
We will be changed forever; we will rise with Him…
 
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Edited August 24, 2024
When Christ returns in victory – v2
 
Based on #1John3:1-3
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
July 16, 2024
When Christ returns in victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/when-christ-returns-in-victory.html
Edited August 24, 2024
We are now children of God – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/we-are-now-children-of-god-v2.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, calling, purpose, Jeremiah 29, 1 John 1, children,
 
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We are now children of God – v2

We have been raised from the pit,
from our sin, our rebellion,
we have been redeemed, made anew,
we are now children of God,
brothers and sisters with Christ…
 
Rejoice in your salvation, your rising,
from the pit, from eternal death,
believe we are now children of God,
we walk in God’s goodness,
we dwell in God’s light…
 
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Edited August 24, 2024
We are now children of God – v2
 
July 16, 2024
We are now children of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/we-are-now-children-of-god.html
Based on #1John3:1-3
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Take heart in God’s promise – v3

Take heart in God’s promises,
God’s prayers over your life,
God has plans, for each moment,
for your future, as you walk in this life…
 
God is faithful, His words are truth,
God loves you; God redeems you,
God makes you brand new, alive
in each moment, God has plans for you…
 
God has joy in you, in your life,
You are God’s beloved child,
God has plans for your life, this life,
To prosper, to live in hope…
 
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Edited July 16, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise – v3
 
Edited July 16, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/take-heart-in-gods-promise-v2.html
July 15, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/take-heart-in-gods-promise.html
Edited July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans-v2.html
July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans.html
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, calling, purpose, plans, Jeremiah 29,
 
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When Christ returns in victory

When Christ returns in victory
We will be transformed,
We will be like Him, reborn,
We will become beings of light…
 
When Christ comes again,
When He descends from the clouds,
We will be light beings, spirit creatures,
We will be transformed; we will rise with Him…
 
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July 16, 2024
When Christ returns in victory
 
July 16, 2024
We are now children of God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/we-are-now-children-of-god.html
Based on #1John3:1-3
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, calling, purpose, Jeremiah 29, 1 John 1, children,
 
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We are now children of God

We have been raised from the pit,
From our sin, our rebellion,
We have been redeemed, made anew,
We are now children of God…
 
Rejoice in your salvation, your rising,
From the pit, from eternal death,
We are now children of God,
We walk in God’s light…
 
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July 16, 2024
We are now children of God
 
Based on #1John3:1-3
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, calling, purpose, Jeremiah 29, 1 John 1, children,
 
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Take heart in God’s promise – v2

Take heart in God’s promise,
God’s prayer over your life,
God has plans, for each moment,
for your future, as you walk in this life…
 
God is faithful, His words are truth,
God loves you, God redeems you,
God makes you brand new,
in each moment, God has plans for you…
 
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Edited July 16, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise – v2
 
July 15, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/take-heart-in-gods-promise.html
Edited July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans-v2.html
July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans.html
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, calling, purpose, plans, Jeremiah 29,
 
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Take heart in God’s promise

Take heart in God’s promise,
This prayer over your life,
God has plans, for each moment,
For your future, as you walk in this life…
 
God is faithful, His words are truth,
He loves you, redeems you,
God makes you brand new,
In each moment, He has plans for you…

 
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July 15, 2024
Take heart in God’s promise
 
Edited July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans-v2.html
July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans.html
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, calling, purpose, plans, Jeremiah 29,
 
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Oh, I have plans – v2

Trust me, my child,
Have faith in every step
Face the day with hope,
Secure in your spirit,
Your body, your mind…
 
Oh, I have plans
For you, for your life,
Plans to enrich you,
Plans for your future,
To give you hope…
 
Trust me, dear one,
My adopted child,
My own, my heart,
Oh, yes, I have plans,
For you, for your life…
 

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Edited July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans – v2
 
July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/oh-i-have-plans.html
Based on #Jeremiah29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, calling, purpose, plans, Jeremiah 29,
 
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Oh, I have plans

Trust me, my child,
Have faith in the next steps
Face the day with confidence,
Secure in your mind…
 
Oh, I have plans
For you, for your life,
Plans to enrich you,
To give you hope…
 
Trust me, dear one,
My adopted child,
My own, my heart,
Oh, I have plans,
For you, for your life…
 
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July 15, 2024
Oh, I have plans
 
Based on Jeremiah 29:11-13
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, hope, prayer, calling, purpose, plans, Jeremiah 29,
 
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Can you count the dewdrops – v3

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the seashore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, for a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…
 
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Edited April 22, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v3
 
Earth Day
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, Earth Day,
 
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A pinhole camera

Watching the partial eclipse,
With appropriate protection,
A pinhole camera, projection,
Before the blank page…
 
Capturing magic, light of the corona,
The design of our Creator,
A perfect alignment,
The ring shimmering bright…
 
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April 9, 2024
A pinhole camera
 
April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse
and
Partial solar eclipse I watched
Westfield, MA
About 12:30pm
Saturday, March 7, 1970
&
Edited April 9, 2024
Skin of crinkled cellophane – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-v3.html
&
April 7, 2024
Post by former VP Mike Pence
https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1776937762039419173
about size and position of earth, moon, and sun to create regular solar eclipses
Psalm 19:1
&
Edited April 7, 2024
Skin of crinkled cellophane – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-v2.html
April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
anticipating solar eclipse April 8, 2024
and remembering solar eclipse March 7, 1970
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, nature, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, Psalm 139, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, flower, solar eclipse, corona, metaphor, intelligence design, Creator, Psalm 19,
 
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Skin of crinkled cellophane – v3

Skin of crinkled cellophane,
Blistered peel of its flesh,
Color like the corona, brilliant,
Outside the arc, the edge,
The plane across, eternity,
That we traverse, striving,
Living, alive by the street...
 
Life in the fabric, nature,
Ancient yet enduring,
Flesh puckered, ablaze,
Living evermore, frozen,
Coming into view, emergent,
A metaphor of the universe,
Framed against the grass...
 
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Edited April 9, 2024
Skin of crinkled cellophane – v3
 
Edited April 7, 2024
Skin of crinkled cellophane – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-v2.html
April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
anticipating solar eclipse April 8, 2024
and remembering solar eclipse March 7, 1970
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Dew on the Tulips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/dew-on-tulips.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, calling, purpose, faith, Psalm 139, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, flower, solar eclipse, corona, metaphor,
 
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Skin of crinkled cellophane – v2

Skin of crinkled cellophane
blistered peel of flesh
Color like the corona,
Outside the arc, the edge,
The plane across
which we traverse,
Alive by the street...
 
Life in the fabric,
Ancient yet enduring,
Flesh puckered, ablaze,
Alight, alive evermore,
A change in our point of view,
A metaphor of the universe,
Framed against the grass...

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Edited April 7, 2024
Skin of crinkled cellophane – v2
 
April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Dew on the Tulips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/dew-on-tulips.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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skin of crinkled cellophane

skin of crinkled cellophane
blistered skin of flesh
Color like the corona,
Above the arc, the edge,
The plane across
which we traverse,
Alive by the street...
 
life in the fabric,
The living evermore,
Ancient yet enduring,
Flesh puckered, ablaze,
Coming into view,
A metaphor of the universe,
Framed against the grass...
 
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April 6, 2024
skin of crinkled cellophane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/skin-of-crinkled-cellophane-skin-of.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
Ephesians 2:10
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Dew on the Tulips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/dew-on-tulips.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10, flower,
 
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Can you count the dewdrops – v2

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…

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Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
 
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days

Can you count the dewdrops?

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the shore,
the hairs on your heads, the count of your breaths,
Do you know the number of minutes of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the numbers of our days, the path of our lives…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, a purpose,
joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we can see…
 
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Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
 
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
July 22, 2010
Psalm 139
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/psalm-139.html
Psalm 139
Psalms 138:4-140:13
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/reading.cgi?plan=straight&ver=NAS
Heartlight’s Straight Through Bible Study
for July 22, 2010, read July 22, 2010
&
Edited April 1, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops.html
April 1, 2024 1:56pm
We cannot count the dewdrops
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-can-ot-count-dewdrops.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
April 1, 2024 8:46am
Facebook post of images
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“Can you count the #dewdrops #poetry #God #nature #beauty”
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February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Psalm 139
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v2.html
February 11, 2024
Before we were born
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born.html
“We are all God’s handiwork,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer, known calling, purpose, faith, plan, Ephesians 2, Psalm 139, Psalm 36, love, grace, Jeremiah 29, Genesis 15, Psalm 37, Luke 12, Matthew 10,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #nature #prayer #known #plans #calling #purpose #faith #Ephesians2 #Psalm139 #Psalm36 #love #grace #Jeremiah29 #Genesis15 #Psalm37 #Luke12 #Matthew10 #life #lifetime #birthday #wisdom #dewdrops #stars #sand #minutes #hairs #time #days