so
many towns, locations, moments,
names
which we know, staggering,
innocents
slaughtered
in
halls, classrooms
a
raging inferno
Hell
here below
blood
on our hands
mental
health forgotten
in
name of freedom
carnage
repeating
guns
now increase
more
will be purchased
will
reason intervene,
will
spines be stiffened
will
a filibuster be broken,
stepping
back from the brink
or
will more arms be loosed
in
our land, on the streets
------
edited
May 26, 2022
blood
on our hands – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v3.html
edited
May 24, 2022
blood
on our hands – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/blood-on-our-hands-v2.html
blood on our hands
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/blood-on-our-hands.html
January
3, 2013
Psalm
80:1-7
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2012
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17131.htm
December
17, 2012 to December 23, 2012
“Rejoice
Always”
by
Janet Knight
for
December 19, 2012,
read
December 22, 2012
Fourth
week of Advent
Candle
of Love
&
earlier
poems about Sandy Hook
====
Edited
December 17, 2012
“when
the monsters come – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v3.html
Edited
December 17, 2012
“when
the monsters come – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come-v2.html
December
16, 2012
“when
the monsters come”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/when-monsters-come.html
Children’s
Message
&
Worship Theme: “I Believe
in the God/ Joy”
Luke 3:7-18 (The Message Bible)
Zephaniah 3:14-20 (Common English Bible)
Philippians 4:4-7 (Common English Bible)
Call to Worship
Unison Prayer (Adapted from
Isaiah 12:2-6 (Common English Bible)
Candle Lighting Liturgy
(GBOD)
Prayer
of Dedication (Luke 3:7-18)
and
sermon – “In God, We
Find Our Joy”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
<a href="https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss">https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss</a>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss">http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
</a>
<a
href="http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com">http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com</a>
<a href="http://pastorruth.posterous.com/">http://pastorruth.posterous.com/ </a>
A Handmaiden of the Lord
<a
href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org
</a>
Suncook United Methodist Church
<a
href="http://www.suncookumc.org">http://www.suncookumc.org </a>
<a
href="http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/">http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
</a>
<a
href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
</a>
Suncook, NH
December
16, 2012
Third
Sunday of Advent
&
=====
Edited
December 16, 2012
“There
is light in the darkness”,
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/there-is-light-in-darkness.html
quote
by
Rev.
Matt Crebbin, of Newtown Congregational Church,
posted
by Rachel Martin of NPR
https://twitter.com/rachelnpr/status/280277501056532480
Edited
December 16, 2012
“Evil
will not win”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/evil-will-not-win.html
quotes
of Pastor of Newtown Congregational Church
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167374510/newtown-pastor-ready-to-help-town-heal
on
NPR this morning
December
16, 2012
&
Edited
December 16, 2012
“An
Audible Gasp – Newtown – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown-v2.html
Edited
December 16, 2012
new
poem – “An Audible Gasp – Newtown”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-audible-gasp-newtown.html
about
the tragedy that visited Sandy Hook Elementary School
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
December
14, 2012
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