Love is the answer – v2

Love is the answer,

Jesus is the key;

To understand the Master,

Follow the Man of Calvary

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

edited September 5, 2015

Love is the answer – v2

June 26, 2010

Love is the answer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/love-is-answer.html

Colossians 2:3

Colossians 2:17

Colossians 2:1-3

&

Day 277, “Our Rosetta Stone”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 26, 2010

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Thinking Good Thoughts – v2

Thinking good thoughts,

guided by love;

Loving God and

our fellow man

Following the example

of the Christ;

Showing mercy

offering a loving hand

Thinking good thoughts

in our walk here below;

Sharing God’s love to all

guided by the Spirit’s call

=====

edited June 12, 2015

Thinking Good Thoughts – v2

June 21, 2010

Thinking Good Thoughts

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/thinking-good-thoughts.html

Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:1-9

Philippians 4:8-9

&

Day 272, “Praiseworthy Thoughts”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 21, 2010

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Singing Praise – v2

Endlessly, unceasingly

singing praises to joy;

Joyfully sharing

the love of our Savior

the light shining within us.

All of our lives singing

when we come to believe

early or just for a moment

Your love we can perceive.

Deeper and wider, glorious

what your grace means to me;

Singing praises ever

in Your courts I will be.

=====

edited May 9, 2015

Singing Praise – v2

June 25, 2010

Singing Praise

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/singing-praise.html

Psalm 71:5-8

Matthew 16:24

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=17&year=2010

for June 17, 2010, read June 25, 2010

“Follow Jesus”,

by Star Ferdinand

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Words for the Moment – v2

God sending us messages

may we all be aware;

words for the moment

something we need to hear.

Speaking loudly,

from the words on the page;

guiding our steps onward

for this we sing Your praise.

------

edited March 23, 2015

Words for the Moment – v2

June 22, 2010

Words for the Moment

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/words-for-moment.html

about how God gives us

the words we are meant to hear;

the overlapping devotions today,

as just one example

&

Philippians 4:8

Mark 6:4

&

Upper Room Daily Meditation,

Prayer Workshop: “What Do You See?”,

pages 40-42, between June 1, 2010

and June 2, 2010,

read June 22, 2010

&

Philippians 4:11

Philippians 4:10-13

&

Day 273, “Always Content”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 22, 2010

&

Luke 9:51-56

Luke 9:51

Luke 9:51-62

and

http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/description.asp?item_id=645177&whichBarItem=excerpt&category=&sub_category=

Upper Room Disciplines for 2010

for June 21, 2010 to June 27, 2010,

“Trust in Times of Trial”

by Neil T. Oosthuizen

for June 22, 2010,

read June 22, 2010

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Clothed Like the Lilies – v2

In the finery of God,

the fabric of creation,

Our every need met

in wondrous grace.

Clothed like the lilies,

fed like the birds,

watered like the grasses

We are held in His arms.

=====

edited March 2, 2015

Clothed Like the Lilies – v2

June 25, 2010

Clothed Like the Lilies

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/clothed-like-lilies.html

Luke 12:22-32

Luke 12:22-23

&

Upper Room Daily Devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=6&day=18&year=2010

for June 18, 2010, read June 25, 2010

“The Present”,

by Jay Wollenburg

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Straining Forward – v4

I try to be faithful

to the teachings of Christ;

seeking His grace

in my daily life.

I strain forward

against the bit of my resistance;

seeking to control my path

when I should be led.

I take His yoke

raising it to my shoulders;

lowering it upon me

to feel it against my neck.

Only then am I able, without control,

to walk with my Savior;

journeying with my brother

in the way that leads to life.

=====

edited March 2, 2015

Straining Forward – v4

(editing version3)

edited November 4, 2014

Straining Forward – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/straining-forward-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited March 16, 2013

“Straining Forward – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/03/straining-forward-v2.html

March 16, 2013

Philippians 3:4b-14

Upper Room Disciplines for 2013

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17963.htm

March 11, 2013 to March 17, 2013

“Looking Back, Going Forward”

by K. Cherie Jones

for March 14, 2013

read March 16, 2013

&

Philippians 3

90 day New Testament Bible Study

read August 23, 2011

&

poem, “Straining Forward”

June 18, 2010

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/straining-forward.html

Philippians 3:14

Philippians 3:12-14

&

Day 269, “Pressing On”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 18, 2010

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Out of His Riches - v2

All of our needs

filled by our Master;

out of His riches

poured out on us.

Giving us all

we ever need;

the abundance of our Savior

poured out on us.

====

edited February 23, 2015

Out of His Riches – v2

June 24, 2010

Out of His Riches

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/out-of-his-riches.html

Philippians 4:19

Philippians 4:14-20

&

Day 275, “A Blank Check”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 24, 2010

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Straining Forward – v3

I try to be faithful

to the teachings of Christ,

seeking His grace

in my daily life

I strain forward

against the bit of my resistance,

seeking to control

when I should be led

I take His yoke

raising it to my shoulders,

actually lowering it upon me

to feel it around my neck

Only then am I able, without control,

to walk with my Savior,

journeying with my brother

in the way that leads to life

=====

edited November 4, 2014

Straining Forward – v3

(editing version 2)

Edited March 16, 2013

“Straining Forward – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/03/straining-forward-v2.html

March 16, 2013

Philippians 3:4b-14

Upper Room Disciplines for 2013

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17963.htm

March 11, 2013 to March 17, 2013

“Looking Back, Going Forward”

by K. Cherie Jones

for March 14, 2013

read March 16, 2013

&

Philippians 3

90 day New Testament Bible Study

read August 23, 2011

&

poem, “Straining Forward”

June 18, 2010

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/straining-forward.html

Philippians 3:14

Philippians 3:12-14

&

Day 269, “Pressing On”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 18, 2010

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With Humble Feet of Clay – v2

Walking day to day

upon this good earth

safe in my Savior

though I am weak

With humble feet of clay

I journey in this life

only in my Savior

do I feel safe

Leaning on God’s strength

on Christ do I stand

at peace, held

in His loving hand

====

edited August 29, 2014

With Humble Feet of Clay – v2

June 25, 2010

With Humble Feet of Clay

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/with-humble-feet-of-clay.html

Isaac Kiiza Tibasiima’s

Gmail status

“My hiding place, my safe refuge. . . “
read June 25, 2010

&

Exodus 33:22

1 Kings 19:5-18

1 Kings 19:11

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On Heaven Alone – v2

Our hearts on a future

not on this present

focused on heaven alone

where our Savior liveth,

seated on the throne

There He is preparing

mansions in heaven

a place for each one

all of the believers

our heavenly homes

Strive for that future

in our journey, our struggles

in our walk on this earth

guiding by the Spirit

until our heavenly birth

----

edited July 2, 2014

On Heaven Alone – v2

June 28, 2010

On Heaven Alone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/on-heaven-alone.html

Colossians 3:4

Colossians 3:5-9

Colossians 3:1-11

&

Day 278, “Rules for Holy Living”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 28, 2010

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Peace with Man – v2

God’s holy peace

with man, all of creation

healed by His sacrifice

the blood of the Lamb

the altar of the cross

Eternal Christ

God, Immanuel

given life, feet of clay

that we may see love

God personified

Study His walk

how He lived His life

how He humbled himself

dying for us, a servant,

a death on the cross

Love is Christ

God personified

going to the cross

rising again, triumphant

that we may live in Him

edited February 27, 2014

Peace with Man – v2

June 25, 2010

Peace with Man

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/peace-with-man.html

Colossians 1:15

Colossians 1:15-20

&

Day 276, “The Supremacy of Christ”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 25, 2010

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Joyful Ever – v2

Rejoicing in Christ

ever joyful

from the beginning

to the end of our days

Singing ever

happy in our Savior

even in times

of pain and strife

Rejoicing in Christ

ever joyful

from the beginning

to the end of our days

edited January 4, 2014

Joyful Ever – v2

June 18, 2010

Joyful Ever

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/joyful-ever.html

Philippians 4:4

Philippians 4:1-9

Philippians 4:4-7

Philippians 4:4-9

&

Day 270, “Rejoice Always”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 19, 2010

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Jesus is God – haiku – v2

Christ is redeemer

Jesus is Emmanuel

God walking on earth

Edited October 9, 2013

Jesus is God – haiku – v2

June 26, 2010

Jesus is God - haiku

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/jesus-is-god-haiku.html

Colossians 1:15

Colossians 1:15-20

&

Day 276, “The Supremacy of Christ”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 25, 2010

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Straining Forward – v2

Trying to be faithful

to the teachings of Christ

seeking his grace

in my daily life

Straining forward

against the bit of my resistance

seeking to control

when I should be led

Taking His yoke

raising to my shoulders

actually lowering it upon me

to feel it around my neck

Only then able, without control,

walking with my Savior

journeying with my brother

in the way that leads to life

Edited March 16, 2013

“Straining Forward – v2”

March 16, 2013

Philippians 3:4b-14

Upper Room Disciplines for 2013

http://bookstore.upperroom.org/cart/upperroom/p-17963.htm

March 11, 2013 to March 17, 2013

“Looking Back, Going Forward”

by K. Cherie Jones

for March 14, 2013

read March 16, 2013

&

Philippians 3

90 day New Testament Bible Study

read August 23, 2011

&

poem, “Straining Forward”

June 18, 2010

Philippians 3:14

Philippians 3:12-14

&

Day 269, “Pressing On”, in

 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,

by Henry Gariepy

http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

read June 18, 2010

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A New Heart

A prayer in the community
a new heart,
if it be God’s will
a new hope,
in his hands still
leaning on you,
in your loving arms

Praying to your, Lord
to find me here
to lead me on
to comfort me still
to stay the course
to trust only in you
the rock I stand on

The place where I live
in you Lord alone
in your loving care
hope for tomorrow
for your guiding hand
to guide the surgeons
in you do I stand

April 3, 2011
for Chandler Newton
first draft March 30, 2011


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On Heaven Alone

Our hearts on a future
focused on heaven alone
where our savior liveth
seated on the throne

There he is preparing
a place for each one
all of the believers
our heavenly homes

Strive for that future
in our walk on this earth
guiding by the Spirit
until our heavenly birth


June 28, 2010
Colossians 3:4
Colossians 3:5-9
Colossians 3:1-11
&
Day 278, “Rules for Holy Living”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read June 28, 2010



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The Only Important Thing

Christ Is All
the only important thing

That he came and died
to take our sin
rising from the grave
defeating death utterly

All else pales
before the truth of God
grace abiding
living in our hearts

Guiding our steps
that we would live with him


June 28, 2010
Colossians 3:11
Colossians 3:8-11
&
Day 279, “Christ Is All”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read June 28, 2010



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Walking the Earth - haiku

God walking the earth
Christ Jesus of Nazareth
to save us from death

June 26, 2010
Colossians 1:15
Colossians 1:15-20
&
Day 276, “The Supremacy of Christ”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read June 25, 2010


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Jesus is God - haiku

Christ our redeemer
Jesus is Emmanuel
God walking on earth

June 26, 2010
Colossians 1:15
Colossians 1:15-20
&
Day 276, “The Supremacy of Christ”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read June 25, 2010


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Love is the answer - haiku

Love is the answer
By knowing Christ we know God
Jesus gives us life

June 26, 2010
Colossians 2:3
Colossians 2:17
Colossians 2:1-3
&
Day 277, “Our Rosetta Stone”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read June 26, 2010


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