Did we come undone
as a nation, as a people
believe in ourselves alone
believing the myth of
freedom
making it on our own
Did we believe we could
succeed
pulled up by our bootstraps
without the hand of God
did we settle for the brass
ring
not for treasure unknown
Was the dream a lie
the myth of self-made men
believing greed was good
that we had no responsibilities
standing on our neighbors
All of this a lie,
a con to keep on striving
feeding the gluttony of
power
believing we too could
become like them
the barons on the mountain
Edited
August 29, 2013
Was
the Dream a Lie – v2
November
6, 2011
Was
the Dream a Lie
Luke
12:13-21
Parable
of the Rich Fool
&
Exodus
16
Manna
and Quail from heaven
&
Occupy Wall Street
&
Worship Theme:
“Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message
Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common
English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common
English Bible) (Call to Worship)
Unison Prayer:
“Loving God, we thank you
for this day. Thank you for
your Word that guides and
sustains us. As we hear
your Word may we rejoice
in your loving-kindness and goodness;
may we draw ever closer to
you.
We pray for eyes to see
you in the world,
ears to hear your whisper
on the wind, and a heart that is
moldable in your hands.
All this we pray in the
name above all names, our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Prayer
of dedication (GBOD 2011, prepared for 10/9/2011 service)
and
sermon,
“Equipped
for the Journey”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of
Pentecost
&
Third of Six part sermon
series on
“Five Practices of
Fruitful Congregations”
and the book by the same
name, by Robert Schnase,
http://methodistthinker.com/2009/01/14/bishop-robert-schnase-on-the-five-practices/,
bishop of the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church
&
Worship Theme: “The
Practice of Passionate Worship”
Psalm 84:5-12
Psalm 84:1-4
Psalm 25:1-2a, 4-5 (Call
to Worship)
Unison
Prayer (GBOD 2011)
A Prayer for World
Communion Sunday
by
Safiyah Fosua
Prayers
of Dedication (GBOD 2005)
and
sermon, “I Give You My Heart”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
October 2, 2011
Seventeenth Sunday of
Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
&
Worship Theme: “The
Practice of Radical Hospitality”
Romans 15:1-7 (NRSV Bible)
Romans 15:1-13 (NRSV
Bible)
James 1:22-25 (Common
English Bible)
Psalm 118:28-29 (Common
English Bible)(Call to Worship)
Sermon: “That’s Radical
Man!”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
Suncook United Methodist
Church
Suncook, NH
September 25, 2011
Sixteenth Sunday of
Pentecost
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