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The posture of our hearts

Our internal picture
Images, words in scripture,
Our Abba Father, God...
 
The Fatherhood of God
Our grounding posture
Seeing God as Father
As Creator of all...
 
God’s love like a father,
We are his beloved children
God wants the best for us
Because He loves us that much...
 
The Fatherhood of God
Our belief in our being
Filling us with faith
Transforming our lives...
 
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February 28, 2026
The Fatherhood of God
 
Conversation about prayer at Samson Society,
topic for March 7, 2026 meeting
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Lessons in Creation – v2

Grow straight like the tall mast pines
Use our bones, our brains, our wills
to walk confidently, boldly to do His will,
not follow the tide, the crowd
like a jellyfish, caught in Luna’s grasp,
flowing with the water, a feather in the wind.
 
Use our abilities, our gifts, our talents,
to do right, to be loving, caring,
watch our neighbors the plants,
the other creatures of our world.
 
See their lessons for us, the plant elders,
The rocks, the waters, the air,
how to live more simply,
in harmony, not in dominion,
following the commands
of the Potter, the Creator.
 
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Edited January 30, 2024
Lessons in creation – v2
8/6/06 17:30
Lessons in creation
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/lessons-in-creation.html

 
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Exhortations from the Pulpit – v2

She raised words of power, of actions

a call to action, to not stand in the way;

but words to enable, to embolden, to do

our part too; to do the work of the kingdom

Christ’s work, to be the salt, the seasoning

the stirring of the waters

breaking the grip, the status quo

seeing work that needs to be done,

doing that work, whenever we can

being feet to the fire, the bellows

of the heat of change, stoking

the fires of revolution, of change, shifting

off the foundations of apathy,

of indifference, of complacency

in the lies of the greedy, the comfortable

thinking anew our place in the struggle

for justice, for equality, for the hungry,

the oppressed, the sick, the forgotten

the others, the stranger in our midst

heeding our roots, in Christ’s work, His mission

our calling today, now, following His example

caring for our neighbors, around the world

without borders, languages, or

blood-filled lines in the sand

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edited September 4, 2019

Exhortations from the Pulpit – v2

October 1, 2006 15:30

Exhortations from the Pulpit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/10/exhortations-from-pulpit.html

Sermon titled “Life in Community”,

on Mark 9:38-50

by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,

Wesley United Methodist Church,

Concord, NH

World Communion Sunday

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God’s Unconditional Love – v2

God’s unconditional love

all of us part of the body

all gifted by God, blessed

rooted in God’s unmerited love

by this we may love.

The qualities of love

all of them grace, mercy

stretching that we may love

only by the indwelling

the Spirit of God guiding us.

Loved because God is love

forgiven though we sin

by this we are made able

to show love to our neighbors

unmerited, holy, grace.

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edited August 11, 2019

God’s Unconditional Love – v2

March 9, 2010

God’s Unconditional Love

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/03/gods-unconditional-love.html

1 Corinthians 13

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Christ,Faith,God,grace, hope, Lent, love, Poetry Where You Live,1 Corinthians 13, Caiaphas, Pharisees, Sadducees, justice, injustice, neighbor, brother, sister, Raymond A. Foss,

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A Lawyerly Question – v2

It always seems, wherever I turn

in holy scripture, in the bible,

we are the bad guys, the ones in the way

the ones asking Him questions, pressing for

the new law, testing the assertions,

learning the edges, the words -

“Who is our neighbor?”, a logical question,

Hardly worth casting aspersions over.

It was just the definition of the term of art,

a nuanced word thrown by Him into the mix

a new test of faith, of living the law of Moses,

of living the good life, the life well blessed

earning passage from Sheol, beyond the grave

the end of their days. It wasn’t a test so much

as a questioning for knowledge, learning,

asking, “Who is our neighbor?”

What Christ meant by the two commandments,

replacing the ten, Mosaic laws, regulations, rules

for life, layer on layer, parsed and teased,

as they are still. Rabbinical interpretation,

the lawyers, the scribes, just doing their best

to live the life of a religious man

asking to know, the bargain, the balance,

words to live by, these words of power.

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edited August 7, 2019

A Lawyerly Question – v2

November 18, 2006 22:28

A Lawyerly Question

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/11/lawyerly-question.html

Luke 10:35-37

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Unexpected Conversation – v2

New Patrolman and

Law Student

Brothers sharing

Between classes

Debating, over lunch,

Gray edges of law -

Exigent circumstances.

Criminal procedure

Search and arrest

Seizure of property…

Inventory, by the book

Creating reasonable suspicion

To stop, search, discover -

A crime committed.

Learning together

From the other

Statute and precedent –

Practice Series

More coffee

(or Coke, your choice)

Awaits

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edited November 13, 2018

Unexpected Conversation – v2

posted May 17, 2004

Unexpected Conversation

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/05/unexpected-conversation.html

10/28/03 13:50, edit 19:00

(Fall of my #L year)

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A Hope A Promise – v4

A hope, a promise

on the page, these words

words of mettle, of metal,

a promise to fulfill

a hope to achieve

this nation, this dream

who we are as a people

We may not be there yet,

as a people, a nation,

our hope, our prayer

not fully achieved;

but an idea, a dream

a hope yet to be,

if we will believe

America, the beautiful,

at least in our minds

in our hearts, planted,

a nation, a republic,

governed by the people;

together sharing this dream

in your heart and mine

What we want to be

our aspirations, our creed

as in the name of Martin

one nation united;

spoken so long ago

that all would be equal

that all would be free

That we could all climb

that we ascend together

aspiring as a people

as our skills, our gifts

our God-given talents

where they would take us,

in a land that is free

We may not be there yet,

as a nation, a people

the dream of Martin,

not fully achieved;

but an idea, a dream

a hope yet to be

if we still believe.

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edited April 7, 2018

A Hope, A Promise – v4

edited December 19, 2014

A Hope, A Promise – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-hope-promise-v3.html

edited July 4, 2014

A Hope, A Promise – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-hope-promise-v2.html

July 4, 2012

A Hope, A Promise

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/hope-promise.html

July 4, 2012

edit of poem, “An Idea, A Dream”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/idea-dream.html  

Independence Day

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence-Day.shtml

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feeling the sweat of Jesus – v2

walking with my Savior

my brother, my Master

no longer working alone,

carrying the load together

in the yoke of Christ

feeling the sweat of Jesus

beside me in the yoke,

walking on the way together,

sensing the Holy Spirit

guiding my uncertain steps

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edited July 8, 2017

feeling the sweat of Jesus – v2

July 8, 2017

to understand the way

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/to-understand-way.html

July 8, 2017

feeling the sweat of Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/feeling-sweat-of-jesus.html

July 8, 2017

putting on the yoke of Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/putting-on-yoke-of-christ.html

July 8, 2017

joining the yoke of Christ

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/joining-yoke-of-christ.html

Matthew 11:25-30

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 9, 2017

read July 8, 2017

&

edited/ new name July 8, 2017

we sit at the feet of Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-sit-at-feet-of-jesus.html

July 8, 2017

We follow in the steps of Jesus

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-follow-in-steps-of-jesus.html

July 8, 2017

we sit at the foot of the cross

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-sit-at-foot-of-cross.html

edited July 8, 2017

we are those who follow – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-are-those-who-follow-v2.html

July 8, 2017

we are those who follow

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-are-those-who-follow.html

July 8, 2017

Jesus invites us to follow

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/jesus-invites-us-to-follow.html

Matthew 11:16-19

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 8, 2017

read July 8, 2017

&

edited July 7, 2017

in spite of my weakness – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/in-spite-of-my-weakness-v2.html

July 7, 2017

in spite of my weakness

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/in-spite-of-my-weakness.html

Romans 8:39

Ezekiel 18:31-32

edited July 7, 2017

I want to be faithful – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-want-to-remain-faithful-v2.html

July 7, 2017

I want to remain faithful

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-want-to-remain-faithful.html

Romans 7:15-25a

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 7, 2017

read July 7, 2017

&

July 6, 2017

speaking words of love

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/speaking-words-of-love.html

Song of Solomon 2:8-13

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 6, 2017

read July 6, 2017

&

July 5, 2017

I am not alone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-am-not-alone.html

Genesis 24:58-67

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 5, 2017

read July 5, 2017

&

edited July 6, 2017

patience in waiting – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/patience-in-waiting-v2.html

July 4, 2017

patience in waiting

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/patience-in-waiting.html

Genesis 24:42-49

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 4, 2017

read July 4, 2017

&

Psalm 37:5

Genesis 24:34-38

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

The Upper Room Disciplines for 2017

“Trust in God’s Leading”

July 3, 2017 to July 9, 2017

by Marysol Diaz

devotion for July 3, 2017

read July 3, 2017

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 44,470 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, Spirit, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Genesis 24.Song of Solomon 2, Romans 7, Matthew 11,

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