one taken, one added – v2

A bit of hope for each of us

if we can see this

God’s plan being worked out

in perfect balance

God’s way beyond reason

as one was taken from us

the circle of life, turning

new life came to us

In God’s perfect timing

one was added to us

as one left this earth

as one was gathered home

-------------------

edited October 27, 2015

one taken, one added – v2

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,800+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

please be ready – v2

Please be ready for Christ’s coming

for we don’t know the hour;

Please be ready, today,

when God calls you home.

Claim Jesus, the Christ,

as your Lord and Savior;

Christ is the Way, the Path,

to eternal life, only.

Please be ready, certain,

for we don’t know the hour;

Please be ready, children,

when God calls you home.

================

edited September 30, 2015

please be ready – v2

August 18, 2015

please be ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/please-be-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/please-be-ready_18.html

August 18, 2015

I pray I am ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-i-am-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-i-am-ready_18.html

August 18, 2015

I pray you will be ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready_18.html

edited August 17, 2015

I am not ready – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2_17.html

edited August 15, 2015

Here it comes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/here-it-comes-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 12, 2014

Here it comes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes-v2.html

January 12, 2014

Here it comes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes.html

January 12, 2014

I am not ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-am-not-ready.html

(conversation by Dean McKenney about his

bad car accident 40 years ago)

January 12, 2014

an accounting to God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-accounting-to-god.html

January 12, 2014

Honor their walk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/honor-their-walk.html

Romans 14:10-12

Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14

Men’s Bible Study

led by Steve Curtis

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

January 12, 2014

&

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good-v2.html

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 39,470+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

please be ready

Please be ready

for we don’t know the hour;

Please be ready

when God calls you home.

Claim Jesus, the Christ,

as your Lord and Savior;

He is the Way, the Path,

to eternal life.

Please be ready

for we don’t know the hour;

Please be ready

when God calls you home.

================

August 18, 2015

please be ready

August 18, 2015

I pray I am ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-i-am-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-i-am-ready_18.html

August 18, 2015

I pray you will be ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready_18.html

edited August 17, 2015

I am not ready – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2_17.html

edited August 15, 2015

Here it comes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/here-it-comes-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 12, 2014

Here it comes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes-v2.html

January 12, 2014

Here it comes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes.html

January 12, 2014

I am not ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-am-not-ready.html

(conversation by Dean McKenney about his

bad car accident 40 years ago)

January 12, 2014

an accounting to God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-accounting-to-god.html

January 12, 2014

Honor their walk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/honor-their-walk.html

Romans 14:10-12

Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14

Men’s Bible Study

led by Steve Curtis

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

January 12, 2014

&

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good-v2.html

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,890+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

I pray I am ready

I know my days are numbers

I am only given so many;

I pray I am ready

when my time here is up.

I pray my lamp is lit

that I have enough oil;

I pray I am ready

when my time here is done.

================

August 18, 2015

I pray I am ready

August 18, 2015

please be ready

August 18, 2015

I pray you will be ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-pray-you-will-be-ready_18.html

edited August 17, 2015

I am not ready – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2_17.html

edited August 15, 2015

Here it comes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/here-it-comes-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 12, 2014

Here it comes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes-v2.html

January 12, 2014

Here it comes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes.html

January 12, 2014

I am not ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-am-not-ready.html

(conversation by Dean McKenney about his

bad car accident 40 years ago)

January 12, 2014

an accounting to God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-accounting-to-god.html

January 12, 2014

Honor their walk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/honor-their-walk.html

Romans 14:10-12

Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14

Men’s Bible Study

led by Steve Curtis

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

January 12, 2014

&

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good-v2.html

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,890+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

I pray you will be ready

I pray you will be ready

when eternity comes calling;

I pray you will be ready

when God calls you home.

Live for the Kingdom

humbly, as a servant;

Trust in Christ only

the Savior of the world.

================

August 18, 2015

please be ready

August 18, 2015

I pray I am ready

August 18, 2015

I pray you will be ready

edited August 17, 2015

I am not ready – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2_17.html

edited August 15, 2015

Here it comes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/here-it-comes-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 12, 2014

Here it comes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes-v2.html

January 12, 2014

Here it comes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes.html

January 12, 2014

I am not ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-am-not-ready.html

(conversation by Dean McKenney about his

bad car accident 40 years ago)

January 12, 2014

an accounting to God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-accounting-to-god.html

January 12, 2014

Honor their walk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/honor-their-walk.html

Romans 14:10-12

Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14

Men’s Bible Study

led by Steve Curtis

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

January 12, 2014

&

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good-v2.html

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,890+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

I am not ready – v2

I remember him sharing these words

in memory, in prayer,

a word of caution for all of us gathered,

hearing these words of challenge

of preparation.

“Here it comes and I’m not ready”,

not ready to meet my Maker

to have an accounting

a balancing of the scales

measuring my life.

All that I have done,

Wishing there was more time,

time for me to change

to walk more closely to You

the rest of my days.

These words that he shared

a measure of his witness

of his daily walk

walking more humbly

each day of his life.

================

edited August 17, 2015

I am not ready – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-am-not-ready-v2_17.html

edited August 15, 2015

Here it comes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/here-it-comes-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 12, 2014

Here it comes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes-v2.html

January 12, 2014

Here it comes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/here-it-comes.html

January 12, 2014

I am not ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-am-not-ready.html

(conversation by Dean McKenney about his

bad car accident 40 years ago)

January 12, 2014

an accounting to God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-accounting-to-god.html

January 12, 2014

Honor their walk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/honor-their-walk.html

Romans 14:10-12

Romans 14:1-12

Romans 14

Men’s Bible Study

led by Steve Curtis

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

January 12, 2014

&

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good-v2.html

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God can make Good – v2

God’s plans are perfect

His way is righteous;

God can make good

out of our chaos

our storms in this life.

God’s timing is perfect

though we may not see it;

God can make good

out of human evil,

even the attacks of the Enemy,

his minions’ work.

-------------------

edited/merged August 17, 2015

God can make Good – v2

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gods-timing-is-perfect.html

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God’s timing is perfect

God’s timing is perfect

though we may not see it;

God can make good

out of human evil,

even the attacks of the Enemy,

his minions’ work.

-------------------

August 17, 2015

God’s timing is perfect

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/god-can-make-good.html

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God can make Good

God’s plans are perfect

His way is righteous;

God can make good

out of our chaos

our storms in this life.

-------------------

August 17, 2015

God can make Good

August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/prayers-for-understanding.html

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

http://www.clayfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3274776&fh_id=14080

http://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituaries/bdnmaine/obituary.aspx?n=dean-e-mckenney&pid=175508885

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

August 16, 2015

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

prayers for understanding

only left with “whys”

the reasons elusive

prayers for understanding

in this season of storms

gathering together

friends and family

healing in God’s time

all to be revealed.

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August 17, 2015

prayers for understanding

August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/one-taken-one-added.html

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

one taken, one added

in perfect balance

God’s way beyond reason

as one was taken from us

the circle of life

new life came

in God’s perfect timing

one was added to us

as one left this earth

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August 17, 2015

one taken, one added

on the birth of a son

to Zackery and Helene Crabtree

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008260147538

Thursday morning August 13, 2015

August 16, 2015

Room to Spare

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/room-to-spare.html

John 14:1-3

August 16, 2015

Gone Fishing

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/gone-fishing.html

funeral for Dean McKenney

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,870+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

all was bright – v2

all was bright

by the manger

by our Savior’s bed

after the journey

from Nazareth

to the stable

after the waiting

for the coming of Christ

all was bright

by the manger

by our Savior’s bed

after the starlight

the coming of the shepherds

alone with Christ

Joseph was sleeping

the animals were quiet

gently stroking

his sleeping brow

all was bright

by the manger

by our Savior’s bed

feeling his breathing

against her in the darkness

holding Jesus to her

the Savior of us all

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edited January 9, 2015

all was bright – v2

edited January 8, 2015

holding her baby – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/holding-her-baby-v2.html

December 30, 2014

holding her baby

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/holding-her-baby.html

December 31, 2014

She reached a place of peace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/she-reached-place-of-peace.html

edited/merged December30, 2014

all was calm all was bright

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-was-call-all-was-bright.html

“Silent Night, Holy Night”,

by Joseph Mohr, 1819

United Methodist Hymnal, #239

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night

December 30, 2014

all was bright

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-was-bright.html

John 1:6-7

John 1:1-14

December 30, 2014

all was calm

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/all-was-calm.html

December 30, 2014

holding her baby

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/holding-her-baby.html

Advent book study:

Luke 2:1-7

the birth of Jesus

Chapter 4: “It was Not a Silent Night”

Not A Silent Night

http://www.adamhamilton.org/store/9781426771842#.VGp1BTTF9gg

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?id=276&pageid=1808

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/bookstore.aspx?contributorid=3827

http://www.facebook.com/RevAdamHamilton

https://twitter.com/RevAdamHamilton

Spirit study led 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

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

&

Luke 1:26-33

Mary at the Annunciation,

the visitation of the angel Gabriel

Chapter 4: “Mary, Full of Grace”

Not A Silent Night

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

&

Luke 2:41-51

Jesus at age 12 in the Temple

Chapter 3: “Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished”

Not A Silent Night

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

&

Luke 2:33-35

prophecy of Simeon

Chapter 2: “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”

Not A Silent Night

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

&

2^nd Sunday of Advent

Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1417377248./605547519551607/

Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)

Voices of Advent – “I was there…”

http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/

dramas by Ross Olson

http://rossolson.org/

sermon/message – “Mary”

http://rossolson.org/drama/advent/mary.html

https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/a.176724582433905.31513.174161846023512/611965572243135

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/sermon-advent-drama-mary-by-ross-olson.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/541653909874696192

(as performed by Shyanne Foss,

who, like Mary, is 14 years old)

worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

2^nd Sunday of Advent

December 7, 2014

&

Acts 1:8-14

referenced article about Black Friday death in 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/nyregion/30walmart.html?_r=0

(and website for Black Friday Deaths - http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/)

Introduction and

Chapter 1. “Beginning with the End”

Not A Silent Night

by Reverend Adam Hamilton

Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

&

earlier books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -

The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=1104578

&        

“Final Words from the Cross”

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426746802

&

“24 Hours That Changed the World”

http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=833652

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