A Dove – haiku – 3 – v1 (edited - 2)

Spirit, God, a dove
sent from heaven to the son
bodily on him

edited 1/26/2010
February 2, 2009


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A Dove – haiku – 3 – v1 (edited - 1)

Holy Spirit, dove
sent from heaven to the son
bodily on him

edited 1/26/2010
February 2, 2009

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,910+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Grow in Me

Seed of God,
spirit of Christ
grow in my I pray
that I may flower,
that I may be worthy
a harvest of souls
brought forth
for my Lord


January 8, 2010
on reading this poem as
I posted it to FaithWriters today
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Son – haiku – 2

son of God, of Mary
holy seed, cast on the earth
grow in me, oh Lord

January 30, 2009

To Share His Word

In epiphany, in journeying
coming to see my calling
how to use my gifts for God
To share his word
in the verses that I write

Stepping out, in faith
trusting the callings of my heart
cleaving to my master
doing the savior’s work

Sharing the message
love come down to earth
through our discipleship
given eternal birth

Guided by the spirit
led into the unknown
strengthened by the hand of Christ
marked by the nails, my sin

Going as I am called
writing the words I am given
putting pen to page
to share his loving word

January 5, 2010

To Share His Word

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/01/to-share-his-word.html

Faithwriters Daily Devotional,

for January 5, 2010,

Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)

“Rethinking Your Ministry”

&

edited May 11, 2015

New Sight, New Eyes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-sight-new-eyes-v2.html

January 3, 2010

New Sight, New Eyes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-sight-new-eyes.html

Matthew 2:1-12 Message Bible

Isaiah 60:1-6 NIV Bible

Worship Theme: “A Sudden Awareness”

Unison Prayer – “Epiphany”,

United Methodist Hymnal, #255

and sermon, “I Should Have Had A V8”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/01/sermon-i-should-have-had-v8-by-pastor.html

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

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

January 3, 2010

Epiphany of the Lord Sunday

&

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

and writing challenge

“Monday Manna for January 4, 2010 – What I Can’t Do”

posted by Joanne Sher on her blog,

“An Open Book”, at:

http://joannesher.blogspot.com/2009/11/ultimate-faith-monday-manna.html

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 38,050+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Keep Writing

More than the medium
the calling from God
to keep writing
to trust in him alone

The gift I have been given
to share his good news
in the words on the page, the screen
in the way he will choose


January 5, 2010
Faithwriters Daily Devotional,
for January 5, 2010,
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
“Rethinking Your Ministry”
&
Matthew 2:1-12 Message Bible
Isaiah 60:1-6 NIV Bible
Worship Theme: “A Sudden Awareness”
Unison Prayer – “Epiphany”,
United Methodist Hymnal, #255
and sermon, “I Should Have Had A V8”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
January 3, 2010
Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
&
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
and writing challenge
“Monday Manna for January 4, 2010 – What I Can’t Do”
posted by Joanne Sher on her blog,
“An Open Book”, at:
http://joannesher.blogspot.com/2009/11/ultimate-faith-monday-manna.html


All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,900+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

The Cup of Sacrifice - chosen as a Faithwriters General Submissions Jewel Chest for Sept 19-25, 2009

http://www.faithwriters.com/Boards/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=27011



The Cup of Sacrifice

The bitter cup,
more bitter than hemlock,
the cup of sacrifice
lifted to his lips,
an act of obedience
of his free will,
given over to the master

Drinking from the cup,
submitting to the suffering,
to the torture, to the death
humiliating, on the cross

Offering himself, his all
so that we might be saved
that we might find salvation
that we may join him in heaven
and see the master face to face

November 16, 2008
based on comments to earlier poem,
“A Loving Servant”, posted to
FaithWriters and rereading the poem itself

Prayers in Song

Around the table, smiles rising
a prayer of grace, song from her mouth
from their mouths, greeting God
stopping the day, this moment
singing grace to the creator
thanking Him for the food,
for the air, the life we have
Asking, praying, that we would use
this food to strengthen us
that we would be your servants
and do your will


May 13, 2009
written after reading a comment
on “Each One, on Their Own”
on Faithwriters.com this morning

Choosing Who Will Pray

So many times, like a teacher in a classroom
choosing who will pray, over the food
Their hands, their bodies thrust into the air
as students who know the math problem
who have a thought, an answer to share
Each of them asking to be the one
that meal, that moment, to be the one to pray
Competitive, the sisters, to speak to God
We often share the prayer, the amen, the words
so that they may participate,
join together in the blessing
all of praying together


May 13, 2009
written after reading a comment
on “Each One, on Their Own”
on Faithwriters.com this morning

Holding Hands in Prayer

Her little hand in mine,
her mother’s hand in the other
joining together around the table
saying grace, holding hands
Offering a special prayer
rising from their small voices
their loud singing mouths
thanking God for the food
praying we would be open
willing to give all to You


May 13, 2009
written after reading a comment
on “Each One, on Their Own”
on Faithwriters.com this morning

Hands to Use

Oh Lord, give me hands to use,
for your purposes, your calling to me,
Give me a spirit of caring, a loving heart
to share your message of love
Give me feet to carry me
where you would have me go
Give me a voice to speak your message
your love to the world
revealed by you acting through me
let me be the gloves of your hands,
the sandals of your feet
a prophet of your word
a messenger of your love
your hope for your world

February 22, 2009
-------
based on the poem “Merely Gloves”
and its reaction after being posted
to the faithwriters site
May 10, 2008
Acts 2:1-21
Pentecost
and quote attributed to Corrie ten Bloom,
“I have a glove here in my hand. The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it, it can do many things. True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts. We are gloves. It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job. We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.”

5 Year Anniversary of Poetry Where You Life

Today marks 5 years that I have been posting to this blog, with a total of 4,292 postings.

As of yesterday, there were 3,704 poems, of which 1,531 were in the last year, with 125 just in the last week. I am blessed every day with the words God gives me to write.

I just want to say thank you to those who have visited over these 5 years to this site and to the other sites I post to on www.famouspoetsandpoems.com, www.faithwriters.com, www.christianpoetry.com, along with my pages on www.mybloglog.com, www.verveearth.com, www.blogged.com, and www.blogcatalog.com.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks

Ray

The Garden Sleeps

Deep in slumber, under the weight of the snow
the garden sleeps, waiting,
frozen in the ground, dormant
Everything in its season, in God’s time
waiting for new light, new life,
the warming of a new season of growth
The charting of a new course, a new chapter
in the story of life, the life of creation;
all while the garden sleeps

January 17, 2009
written after posting the following poem to the faithwriters site
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With a Little Water

With a little water, the garden sprang to life
green shoots burst through the newly loosened soil
a little water and good soil, a wealth of sunshine
the garden grew.
So are we, in our dry places, ready to spring to life
with a little living water, the good soil of a willing heart
the light of God splashing down on us
Ready to grow in our faith, with the love of God
nurturing, enriching, wrapping around us
in this beautiful garden

April 24, 2008

All He Gave for Us

All he gave, for us,
heavenly living, for a manger bed,
angels at his beck and call
for sheep, for the lowing cows
Servanthood, temptation,
the sweat of his brow
A yoke of sacrifice,
a path to death
Punished and scourged
for nothing he had done
taking the lashes, the thorns,
the cross we could not bear

November 16, 2008
based on comments to earlier poem,
“A Loving Servant”, posted to
FaithWriters

Reminders of All He Gave for Us

The bread, the wine, the cross before us
on the altar, that cross, the stained glass
reminders, with the words of scripture
open too on his altar
reminders of all he gave us
His free will, his body, his all
giving to atone, to pay the price
not for his sin, but mine,
not for his trespasses,
but those of my own
not his debts,
but mine and mine alone
taken by him, washed clean
reminders I carry, images,
reminders of all he gave for me

November 16, 2008
based on comments to earlier poem,
“A Loving Servant”, posted to
FaithWriters

The Cup of Sacrifice

The bitter cup,
more bitter than hemlock,
the cup of sacrifice
lifted to his lips,
an act of obedience
of his free will,
given over to the master

Drinking from the cup,
submitting to the suffering,
to the torture, to the death
humiliating, on the cross

Offering himself, his all
so that we might be saved
that we might find salvation
that we may join him in heaven
and see the master face to face

November 16, 2008
based on comments to earlier poem,
“A Loving Servant”, posted to
FaithWriters and rereading the poem itself

The Cup of Servanthood

Lifting his cup, the cup of servanthood
taking on his yoke, our cross
lifting him up, carrying his cross with him
taking on his work, his ministry
We are to be the slaves of the master
to spread the message, the invitation
the call to the banquet feast
open to all, all in the streets,
to the ends of the earth

November 16, 2008
based on comments to earlier poem,
“A Loving Servant”, posted to
FaithWriters and rereading the poem itself
and reading of Matthew 22:1-10 today

Fishers of Men – haiku – 4 – v2

Leaving the shore, nets
all they ever knew for him
to spread the good news

September 28, 2008
January 22, 2008
Matthew 4:12-23
edited to get back to the
5, 7, 5 of true haiku

The Unknown Journey Ahead

Like the fishermen, the first disciples,
leaving their nets, their boats, their families,
leaving their shepherd, the one crying
in the wilderness, as foretold
The left all and followed the one,
the Messiah, the chosen son of God,
left everything they knew, all they held dear
left for an unknown journey,
for how long they didn’t know,
to where never asked.
Like them, we must leave all
join their journey, the unknown journey ahead
to follow Christ, wherever he may lead.

September 26, 2008
Based on a comment to one of my poems on Faithwriters.
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http://www.faithwriters.com/article-details.php?id=86681

They Followed Him

They belonged to John
watching him in the desert, the wilderness;
But they left him
To follow the Christ,
the Messiah incarnate
Leaving all they knew
for the unknown journey ahead

January 21, 2008
John 1:29-42 and sermon,
“Witness”, by Reverend Peter Hey,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH 1/20/08
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Comment posted to Faithwriters, 9/25/08
“Amen, We too must follow Christ,
leaving all we know for the unknown journey ahead. Great write!”

FaithWriter Jewels

3 of my haiku's from January have been chosen as jewels on Faithwriters this week

Faithwriters jewels 0904

The Shining City – v3

I saw a glimpse today
of that shining city on the hill,
a city with the streets of gold
high on the horizon on the mountainside
sun a flaming ball perched there
with tongues of orange and yellow,
rich crimsons and purples on distant hills,
living clouds
as sunset filled
my peripheral view
Seared into my memory
of the beauty of moving color
fleeting scene
before it fell behind those distant hills
melting into darkening sky

December 11, 2006 21:55
edited July 20, 2008, based on comments
from Chrissy Siggee, on faithwriters.com
received on 7/18.



All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,730+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.